Legal Related NY Cannabis Board Calls Free Marijuana Samples Illegal by Sophia Vida November 08, 2021 For those companies giving away free samples of cannabis in New York, they may be surprised to learn that what they are doing is illegal. The head of New York's state Cannabis Control Board declared that businesses who give awa...
Legal Related New York Says Employers Can’t Drug Test Most Workers for Marijuana by Sophia Vida October 19, 2021 In a win for marijuana advocates in New York, the state's Department of Labor (DOL) has announced new guidance where employers cannot drug test most workers for marijuana. New York appears to be the first to explicitly bar empl...
Legal Related New York Will Now Allow Smokable Cannabis Flower by Sophia Vida October 08, 2021 The state of New York has eased its medical cannabis rules by allowing the sale of smokable flower. At its first meeting, New York’s marijuana regulatory agency amended the state’s medical cannabis program. The newly for...
Legal Related New York Cities Faced with Many Opt Out Decisions Over Marijuana by Sophia Vida September 16, 2021 Several towns and villages in the state of New York are still grappling on whether or not to allow marijuana. Council members in Colonie, a town in the Capital Region, have voted to ban marijuana consumption sites within their ...
Legal Related New York Takes Steps Forward in its Recreational Marijuana Program by Sophia Vida September 03, 2021 The highly anticipated legal recreational marijuana industry in New York is moving forward. The state's legislators have approved leaders for the state's recreational marijuana program. In a rare special session, the legisla...
Legal Related Mayor Bill De Blasio Blasts NY Governor Over Weed Legislation Process by Sophia Vida July 30, 2021 Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York has called for Governor Andrew Cuomo to "wake up" on the marijuana legalization process. The mayor has urged the governor to pick up the pace on completing the process of legalizing weed, tellin...
Legal Related This is Why New York Banned Hot New Marijuana Product Delta 8 by Sophia Vida May 24, 2021 For those marijuana enthusiasts who are fans of Delta 8 THC, a hot new marijuana product that has become popular in New York, there is bad news. The product has been banned under new state Health Department regulations which ca...
Sector News This is Why New York Colleges are Increasing Marijuana Courses by Sophia Vida May 03, 2021 New York recently legalized recreational marijuana and as a result, colleges in the state are amping up their marijuana course offerings. Colleges and universities are adding new courses about the plant onto the syllabus to pre...
Featured This is How Jay-Z Feels About New York Legalizing Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 06, 2021 According to rapper Jay-Z, marijuana legislation in the state of New York was "long overdue." Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Corey Carter, said to Grio this past Friday, "I’ve seen firsthand the harm inflicted for generation...
Legal Related New York Governor Andrew Cuomo Announces Website for Office of Cannabis Management by Sophia Vida April 05, 2021 New York recently became the latest state to legalize adult use marijuana and on the heels of that announcement, governor Andrew Cuomo has announced the website launch for the New York State Office of Cannabis Management. The w...
