New York Cannabis News

Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez on Tuesday dismissed 3,578 cannabis cases in a move that clears up nearly all of the New York City borough’s remaining cannabis cases.

The courts have granted the Westchester, New York district attorney’s request to dismiss all felony or misdemeanor charges for cannabis possession or sales.

A New York proposal would create provisional licenses for cannabis cultivators, allowing them to start growing crops even if the Office of Cannabis Management doesn’t establish program rules by January 1.

Police officers in New York airports are no longer seizing cannabis products or issuing tickets for cases of low-level possession.

A New York adult-use dispensary that received a cease-and-desist letter earlier this month will be allowed to remain open under a recent Mohawk Tribal Court ruling.

The Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe has filed civil actions in Tribal Court against businesses they claim opened illegally to sell adult-use cannabis without permission from the tribe.

The New York St. Regis Mohawk Tribe is the first in the state to authorize adult cannabis use.

A New York community college is offering two new cannabis certificates: one centered on plant cultivation duties and techniques and another on cannabis manufacturing and production.

A New York MTA bus driver is suing the makers of a weight loss tea after the product led to a failed drug test and demotion.

The dismissal of the more than 6,000 cases comes two months after lawmakers legalized cannabis for adult use in New York.

New York banned the sale of Delta-8 and Delta-10 THC under new hemp industry regulations released last week.

A Buffalo, New York firefighter who was fired after failing a drug test due to his prescribed medical cannabis use has filed suit against the city and his former department.

The New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission will stop testing drivers for cannabis after New York legalized cannabis for adult use in March.

Syracuse University announced a partnership with the cannabis education platform Green Flower to provide an online industry certificate program.

At least two New York Native American tribes — the Shinnecock Indian Nation and the Saint Regis Mohawks — are eyeing the state’s cannabis industry now that adult-use reforms have been approved.

New York City-based Angel CBD has filed suit against FedEx and New York City over a 2019 hemp shipment that was wrongfully seized by the NYPD.

With cannabis now legal for adult use throughout New York, the NYPD told officers they can no longer arrest people for public cannabis consumption.

Cannabis use and possession are officially legal in New York after Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) signed the state’s legalization bill into law on Wednesday.

New York lawmakers have reportedly reached a cannabis legalization deal and a vote on the still-unfiled legislation could come as early as next week.

61 percent of New Yorkers say that local municipalities should be allowed to opt-out of local adult-use cannabis industry operations.

The New York Parent Teacher Association is pushing back against legalization in the state, saying it’s concerned about legal cannabis leading to increased youth access.

A New York City Fire Department emergency medical technician filed a notice of claim to sue the city for $5 million after being placed on limited duty due to doctor-prescribed medical cannabis use.

In new amendments to his adult-use cannabis proposal, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is calling for a $100 million Cannabis Social Equity Fund and for establishing cannabis delivery in the state.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has once again stated the state will legalize cannabis in the coming legislative session.