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...
Trends & Articles Councilman in New York Wants Marijuana Testing at Companies to Stop by Sophia Vida February 19, 2019 New Yorkers may have something to look forward to if a councilman gets his way. There would be no more marijuana testing done at companies for potential employees. A New York City councilman has drafted legislation that would ...
Trends & Articles CBD is Not Allowed to Be Added in Food or Drinks in This State by Sophia Vida February 07, 2019 New York's health department is going after bars and eateries that have added CBD to their drinks and foods. One of the key chemicals in marijuana, known as cannabidiol, or CBD, is Ian Ford, the proprietor of Caffeine Undergro...
Legal Related New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo Calls for Marijuana Legislation with Proposal by Sophia Vida January 16, 2019 Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York has unveiled a plan this week to make New York the 11th state to legalize marijuana. The Governor has revealed the details of his proposal to legalize marijuana in New York on Tuesday during a ...
Legal Related New York’s Mayor Pushes for Marijuana Possession Convictions to Be Expunged by Sophia Vida December 21, 2018 Bill de Blasio, the Mayor of New York, has expressed this week his support for marijuana legalization and has said that small businesses should expunge former possession convictions. "Legalization, done the right way, will marr...
Legal Related It’s Official.. New York’s Governor Wants Recreational Marijuana by Sophia Vida December 17, 2018 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Monday that he supports the legalization of recreational marijuana in the state. “Let’s legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana, once and for all,” Cuomo said during a speec...
Trends & Articles This is How Marijuana Could Help NYC’s Subway System by Sophia Vida December 06, 2018 New York City's subway system is in dire need of a fix up but it would cost billions to do. According to the state, the system needs $4 billion to fully modernize the system and replace the old technologies. One thing that coul...
Trends & Articles NY Department of Health Backs Marijuana Legislation by Sophia Vida July 19, 2018 A report to Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York from the New York Department of Health shows that the department is backing marijuana legalization in the state. The 75-page report has found that there are more pros than cons for ...
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 Gets Closer to Legalizing Marijuana by Sophia Vida February 01, 2018 New York's Governor Andrew Cuomo addressed in his annual budget earlier this month that the state Department of Health should find out by what is readily available, what legal marijuana might mean for New Yorkers. He said on Ja...