marijuana

Now New York lawmakers have made a change that will open the door to the expansion of the hemp industry, and lower costs for industrial hemp in the Empire State.

It has been over a week since Governor Cuomo's Executive Action ban on e-cigarette flavors.  In the past week, things haven't really settled much.
Initially people I knew reacted with a lot of passion- on support of both sides- to this ban...

When your neighbor gets busted in your quiet section of Colonie with an AR-15 and a few pounds of packed marijuana by maintenance, well, it's a news story you notice. So much of this arrest hits close to home, because well, it is close to home...

Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation to decriminalize small amounts of marijuana in New York.

“So my mama called and ordered me a cake telling them how much I loved Moana. (Because really I do) Well needless to say these people thought she said marijuana.

Well that's a political work-around.  Turns out, since the legalization of marijuana apparently didn't work out, New York State instead decided to decriminalize marijuana in certain amounts.
Newyorkupstate.com posted that the New York State Senate voted yesterday to pass a bill de…

I have been saying it for the last few months, "Pot will be legal in New York soon enough". Well, maybe not in 2019.

As if it’s not bad enough with the Fentanyl already...
A pretty common drug recently was found to laced with Fentanyl.  News 10 abc reported a police warning issued about Fentanyl-laced marijuana.  The News 10 abc report said that marijuana laced with Fentanyl was confiscated in a parking lot, and al…

New York, day in and day out, seems to be getting ever closer to becoming a green state. Well, at least when it comes to this type of greenery.

The New York State Conference of Mayors recently got together for a summit on legalizing marijuana.
CBS6 reported on the summit, which including New York politicians and policy makers, and some from other states who spoke.  Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan did make some comments on marijuana and …

If marijuana becomes legal, it looks like you might have to expect at least three new taxes to go with it.
I’ve read a few things about this now, initally after seeing an article in the Times Union about a weed forum that happened this week at a local college...

There’s been a lot of talk recently about legalizing recreational marijuana in New York.  However, one major group is speaking out about it.
The Times Union recently posted about the New York State Association of Chiefs of Police speaking out about legalizing marijuana,…