Legal Related Both NY’s Senate and Assembly Include Marijuana Legislation in Budget Proposals by Sophia Vida March 15, 2019 Released this week was an annual budget legislation for New York and both the Senate and the Assembly added marijuana legalization language as a part of it. The New York Senate has recommended certain modifications to the legal...
Uncategorized Recreational Marijuana May Be A Reality for New York in 2019 by Sophia Vida December 13, 2018 In a report by NBC, according to cannabis legalization advocates, recreational marijuana may be a reality in 2019 for New York residents. The advocates are expecting the state's Governor Andrew Cuomo to call on legislature to ...
Legal Related New York Just Inched Another Step Closer to Marijuana Legalization by Sophia Vida August 04, 2018 New York's Governor, Andrew Cuomo, took another step towards legalizing recreational marijuana this week by announcing that he has organized a working group to write a bill. The bill would implement recommendations from the sta...
Legal Related NY Department of Health Thinks Legal Recreational Marijuana Would be Beneficial by Sophia Vida July 13, 2018 A new report issued by New York's Department of Health has found that legalizing recreational marijuana could provide positive impacts for the residents of the state. In a 75-page report, possible effects of creating a state-re...
Legal Related NY State Department of Health Nears Completion of Recreational Marijuana Study by Sophia Vida May 26, 2018 Health regulators in the state of New York are almost finishing a study of recreational marijuana that could pave the way for Governor Andrew Cuomo to support legalizing it. New York's state Department of Health has indicated t...
Legal Related New York Will Stop Arresting People Smoking Marijuana in Public by Sophia Vida May 22, 2018 New Yorkers may soon feel a little safer on the streets smoking pot. The Mayor of New York City, Bill de Blasio, has instructed the NYPD to stop arresting people smoking weed in public. CNN has reported that the Mayor has fo...
Legal Related New York’s Governor Considers Marijuana Legalization by Sophia Vida January 17, 2018 New York's governor Andrew M. Cuomo has called for a state panel to be created that can help him decide whether the state should make recreational marijuana legal. According to Cuomo, an advisory group would include State Polic...