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Cannabis in New York has been legal for medical purposes under New York law since 2016, and recreational purposes since 2021. As of 2022, recreational cannabis is for sale legally in the state (including Native American reservations), only through state-approved dispensaries.
The law also expands the state's existing medical marijuana program, allowing doctors greater discretion to prescribe cannabis to patients without needing to cite a specific state-defined qualifying condition. Tax revenue under the act for the City of New York was estimated by the state comptroller in 2017 to be at least $400 million annually. [19]
2014: New York City decriminalized cannabis through a new policy announced by city officials. [116] 2015: Wichita, Kansas decriminalized cannabis through voter referendum. [117] 2015: Miami-Dade commissioners voted to decriminalize cannabis. [118] 2015: Toledo, Ohio residents voted to decriminalize possession of cannabis less than 200 grams. [119]
After failing to wipe illegal cannabis dispensaries off the map, New York is asking online sites to hide them. Since the state legalized marijuana in 2021, unlicensed pot shops have proliferated ...
A federal judge on Thursday refused to halt New York City's crackdown on unlicensed sellers of cannabis, citing public safety concerns. U.S. District Judge Paul Oetken in Manhattan said 27 ...
November 8, 2016: medical marijuana legalized as of July 1, 2017, when voters passed Amendment 2 by 71%. [ 47 ] In 2019, legislation under Senate Bill 182 was enacted, allowing individuals with eligible medical conditions to acquire smokable cannabis from authorized medical marijuana dispensaries.
A New York City entrepreneur who illegally sold marijuana at a dozen shops across Manhattan must pay more than $400,000 in taxes and proceeds from illicit sales of cannabis, as part of a crackdown ...
Excerpt from the New York Times, March 6, 1884. As early as 1853, recreational cannabis was listed as a "fashionable narcotic". [11] By the 1880s, oriental-style hashish parlors were flourishing alongside opium dens, to the point that one could be found in every major city on the east coast.