New York Governor Andrew Cuomo today said that he will support legalization of adult use of cannabis as a key part of the 2019 legislative agenda. In fact news reports suggest he wants to get this done within the first 100 days of his new...
Following guidelines already in place at the New York Department of Health, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a bill on Monday formally adding "acute pain management" to its list of conditions for which medical cannabis can be prescribed. This change is important since it allows doctors...
The New York Times reported yesterday that the New York State Health Department is ready to recommend legalizing adult use of cannabis in the Empire State. Commissioner Howard Zucker was quoted as saying they had reviewed the pluses and minuses and concluded, in a study requested by...
In his annual budget address yesterday, NY Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo announced his plan to form a task force to study possible legalization of the adult use of cannabis in the Empire State. Currently the state permits the sale of cannabis only for medical reasons. Less...
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo yesterday signed a bill into law permitting those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) to access legal medical cannabis. It was particularly symbolic that the bill was signed on Veterans' Day, since many battle-scarred veterans suffer from PTSD. Most states...