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Women in New York State would have the option to treat debilitating menstrual cramps with medical marijuana under new legislation sponsored by New York Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal. The bill sailed through the Assembly's Health Committee this week, by a vote of 21-2. A spokeswoman for...

For decades, people have been lighting up and doubling down for cannabis reform as part of the Global Marijuana March, an annual day of protest that sees hundreds of thousands hit the streets in countries around the world. At this year's Cannabis Parade in NYC, where the global movement was...

Vireo Health of New York, PharmaCannis, Etain and Bloomfield Industries and Columbia Care want to block New York from licensing five more cannabis companies. Four of New York's five medical marijuana companies have sued the state Health Department and Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker to...

Geneva, N.Y. – The last of the 2017 New York Certified Organic winter meetings is March 13, in Geneva, and will include an update on organic hemp production trials plus presentations on nutrient balancing, crop production, and alternative forage production for organic farming systems...

A group of York County business people is looking to open a facility in York for growing marijuana indoors and turning it into oils, ointments and other non-smoking forms of the herb to treat people with a host of medical conditions. Five-Leaf Remedies Inc. will appear in March before York's...

During a three-hour meeting Monday night, the West York Borough Council debated a proposed ordinance to reduce the penalties for possessing small amounts of marijuana before sending it for consideration by the council's governance committee. In January, Mayor Shawn Mauck proposed an ordinance...

Prosecutors in Minnesota filed felony charges Monday against two former officials from one of the state's licensed medical marijuana manufacturers for allegedly shipping marijuana oil to a subsidiary facility in New York. Minnesota and New York have both legalized medical marijuana programs...

A group including several well-known Yorkers has formed a benefit corporation that's seeking permits to open a medical marijuana growing and processing facility in York City and three dispensaries in York County. Five-Leaf Remedies Inc. incorporated in late 2016 and is based at 135 N. George...

New York should eliminate penalties currently handed down to individuals caught possessing small amounts of marijuana, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday, citing a “dramatic shift in public opinion” evidenced by pot prohibitions being reined in from coast to coast. The governor’s recommendation...

Medical marijuana home delivery is coming to Westchester County. Vireo Health of New York, a medical marijuana company with a dispensary in downtown White Plains, has announced it is launching the first home delivery program in New York. The cannabis-based drugs will be packed into the...

Albany, N.Y. - A medical marijuana provider says it will begin home delivery to severely ill patients in the New York City area. Vireo Health of New York said Wednesday that state health officials have given them approval for deliveries that will begin within 90 days in New York City, Long...

Albany - People using medical marijuana in New York may soon have more products to choose from and more options on where to buy them. The state Health Department announced Thursday it was lifting a restriction that limited to five the number of brands each marijuana grower in New York could...

York - Selectmen want to place a temporary marijuana moratorium on the ballot next May, as a way to give the town time to carefully craft any zoning and business licensing ordinance changes that may be required following statewide passage of a legalization measure last week. Several selectmen...

The Cannabis and Hemp Association has opened a chapter upstate. Billing itself as New York City's leading voice for cannabis and hemp advocacy and industry, the group met last week to discuss the current state of the medical marijuana industry and its future possibilities. The event marked the...

The Cannabis and Hemp Association has opened a chapter upstate. Billing itself as New York City's leading voice for cannabis and hemp advocacy and industry, the group met last week to discuss the current state of the medical marijuana industry and its future possibilities. The event marked the...

Local 338 of the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, UFCW, and Vireo Health New York recently announced that they have reached a labor agreement — the first union contract in the history of New York State's new medical cannabis industry. The agreement, according to Vireo, covers...

Local 338 of the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, UFCW, and Vireo Health New York recently announced that they have reached a labor agreement — the first union contract in the history of New York State's new medical cannabis industry. The agreement, according to Vireo, covers...

Albany, N.Y. - A report by the state Health Department gives the first glimpse of who is getting cannabis through the state's 9-month-old medical marijuana program. Number of patients: As of June 15, 4,998 New Yorkers were certified to get medical pot. Where do they live? About 60 percent...

Albany, N.Y. - A report by the state Health Department gives the first glimpse of who is getting cannabis through the state's 9-month-old medical marijuana program. Number of patients: As of June 15, 4,998 New Yorkers were certified to get medical pot. Where do they live? About 60 percent...

Albany, N.Y. - New York is considering expanding its 9-month-old medical marijuana program by adding more growers and allowing home delivery. The state Health Department has issued a report recommending ways the program can be improved. Some of those recommendations include: Registering five...