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In nearby Mount Vernon, the first official adult-use cannabis dispensary, Elevate Cannabis, opened on Dec. 5 after months of delays. It was the first of several locations to open in the Lower ...
Cannabis Station, a medical cannabis dispensary in Denver, Colorado Cannabis flower stored in jars at a dispensary in Colorado. Cannabis dispensaries in the United States or marijuana dispensaries are a type of cannabis retail outlet, local government-regulated physical location, typically inside a retail storefront or office building, in which a person can purchase cannabis and cannabis ...
In 2021, New York is the 15th state to legalize recreational cannabis. Following the 2022 midterm elections, recreational marijuana is now legal in 21 states and Washington, D.C.
Marijuana plants for the adult recreational market are are seen in a greenhouse at Hepworth Farms in Milton, N.Y., July 15, 2022. New York has issued the first 36 cannabis dispensary licenses on ...
In 1977, New York decriminalized possession of 25 grams (7 ⁄ 8 oz) or less of marijuana, to an infraction with a $100 fine (equivalent to $520 in 2024). However, possession in public view remained a misdemeanor, and civil rights advocates stated that this was used as a loophole to unfairly arrest. A New York Times editorial noted in 2012:
The Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act was a bill under consideration by the New York State Legislature during the 2020–2021 session to legalize cannabis. It was contained in Part H of the revenue bills embodying Governor Andrew Cuomo 's budget proposal, A3009 and S2509.
New York's latest announcement that its first 100 recreational marijuana retail licenses will go to those with previous marijuana convictions received a mixed reception. Many praised the social ...
The New York Farm Bureau supported the bill. [22] The district attorneys of Albany County and New York County (Manhattan), David Soares and Cyrus Vance Jr., published an op-ed in the New York Daily News supporting the bill, citing its correction of racial injustice and the freeing up of finite law enforcement resources for other matters. [23]