Cannabis

While New York works on launching a legal market for recreational marijuana, some entrepreneurs have jumped into a legal gray area by saying they're not selling pot but giving it away while people buy something else.

In New York, you can't legally purchase cannabis anywhere but possession up to a certain amount is no longer a crime. That can be confusing to consumers and potential sellers.

When Uncle Budd first opened up at the Harlem location in September, they had some problems with local law enforcement. It’s not illegal to be in possession of marijuana, to sell it is a different story. But they found an ingenious way to get around it, just like at some museums they work off of suggested donations.

Leading California cannabis companies warned that the state’s legal industry was on the verge of collapse and needed immediate tax cuts and a rapid expansion of retail outlets to steady the shaky marketplace.

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More than a quarter of New York’s towns and 31% of its villages have voted to become the cannabis equivalent of dry towns when it comes to dispensaries — at least initially.

Time is running out for cities, towns and villages across New York to decide whether they will opt-in to the state's legal marijuana program.

Health officials say there have been nearly 40 cases of patients who smoked marijuana exhibiting opioid overdose symptoms.

Seizures of marijuana plants have plunged this year as the state legalized possession of small amounts of pot and some local law enforcement agencies backed off efforts to root out marijuana crops, according to a published report.

If you work in New York State your employer is no longer allowed to test you for marijuana -in most cases- even if you smell like pot.

Researchers at the National Institute on Drug Abuse say marijuana use among college students and their peers hit a record peak in 2020.