New York Cannabis Industry News

New York Gov. Doesn’t Know His State’s MMJ Law is Broken

Thu / Jun 23rd

Since its launch in January, the New York medical marijuana program has faced heavy criticism from patient and industry advocates for… Read More

New York Legislature Fails to Pass Any MMJ Related Bills At Session’s End

Tue / Jun 21st

The New York legislature failed to enact any of the proposed fixes to the state’s medical marijuana program before the… Read More

Survey of New York Patients and Caregivers Finds Serious Flaws in Medical Marijuana Program

Wed / Jun 15th

A recent survey by the Drug Policy Alliance found New York’s medical cannabis program is plagued by unaffordable medicine and… Read More

New York Cannabis Advocates Pushing for Expanded Access as Session Winds Down

Wed / Jun 8th

New York lawmakers and medical cannabis advocates are continuing their fight to expand the state’s Compassionate Care Act, calling the… Read More

NYC Marijuana Arrests Increasing in 2016

Mon / Jun 6th

Marijuana possession arrests in New York City are up sharply in the first three months of 2016 – more than… Read More

Minnesota Officials Investigate $500,000 Worth of Missing MMJ Oil

Thu / Jun 2nd

Authorities are investigating a Minnesota-based medical marijuana producer over the alleged illegal transport of $500,000 worth of medical cannabis oil, according… Read More

NY Assembly Passes Bills to Improve MMJ Patient Access

Thu / May 26th

New York’s Democrat-led Assembly passed two bills yesterday to improve patient access to medical marijuana under the state’s Compassionate Care… Read More

NYPD Commissioner Says Most City Drug Violence is Marijuana Related

Mon / May 23rd

New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton continues to rally against marijuana legalization; attributing “most of the [drug] violence” seen… Read More

Three Bills in NY Seek Fixes to Medical Marijuana Law

Tue / Apr 12th

New York’s Assembly Health Committee favorably reported three medical marijuana bills that would improve upon the Compassionate Care Act, the… Read More

Etain’s Fourth and Final Dispensary Opens Friday in Yonkers, NY

Wed / Mar 30th

Etain is opening its fourth dispensary in Westchester County, New York on Friday, the last location afforded to the company… Read More

New York Assembly Budget Proposal Would Expand State’s MMJ Program

Mon / Mar 21st

Under the New York State Assembly’s budget proposal, the state’s medical marijuana program would be expanded, according to an Albany… Read More

New England: The Next U.S. Region to Embrace Legalization

Tue / Feb 23rd

Though the west coast has had a lock on U.S. cannabis culture for some time, the tides are turning nationwide,… Read More

Shinnecock Nation Approves Plan to Cultivate and Dispense Cannabis in New York

Tue / Feb 9th

On Saturday, the Shinnecock Indian Nation’s general council voted 71% to 29% on a measure to grow and process medical… Read More

New York Medical Cannabis Access Issues Remain, Lawmaker Steps Up

Thu / Feb 4th

The number of doctors registered for New York’s medical marijuana program has more than doubled in the first month since… Read More

New York Wary of Expanding List of Medical Cannabis Qualifying Conditions

Fri / Jan 15th

New York’s medical marijuana program is one of the most restrictive in the country in terms of its accepted qualifying… Read More

New York Medical Cannabis Program Off to a Slow Start

Mon / Jan 11th

New York’s medical cannabis program — which launched on Thursday of last week — is off to a pathetically slow… Read More

A First Look at Etain: Albany’s New Medical Cannabis Dispensary

Thu / Jan 7th

A non-descript building in Albany, New York’s warehouse district houses the state capital’s first, and currently only, medical cannabis dispensary.… Read More

New York Medical Marijuana Program Begins On-Time

Thu / Jan 7th

Today marks the day New Yorkers finally gain access to medical marijuana. Eight dispensaries in Onondaga, Erie, Albany, Ulster and… Read More

New York Medical Marijuana Firm Gets Kosher Certification

Thu / Dec 31st

A New York medical marijuana company says it is now offering what it claims is the first kosher-certified cannabis option.… Read More

New York Medical Cannabis Program Set to Launch Amid Dearth of Qualified Doctors

Fri / Dec 11th

New York is set to get its medical marijuana program off the ground in January 2016. However, officials are saying… Read More

New York Medical Cannabis Company Etain Offers First Look at Cultivation Facility

Wed / Oct 7th

Over the next few weeks, an old horse barn will be transformed into one of the first medical marijuana cultivation… Read More

NYC’s Union Square to Get State’s First Medical Marijuana Dispensary

Thu / Sep 17th

New York City’s Union Square will host the first confirmed dispensary in the five boroughs, according to several media reports.… Read More

CEO of New York Medical Marijuana Company Confident the Program Will Succeed

Fri / Aug 14th

When the details of New York’s medical marijuana program were announced by the state Health Department they were met with… Read More

New York Announces Winners of State’s Five MMJ Business Licenses

Mon / Aug 3rd

The New York State Health Department announced Friday that it has awarded five licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana… Read More

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