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A New York medical cannabis prescription. In July 2014, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation permitting the use of cannabis for medical purposes, following a "lengthy, emotional debate" in the issue in the Senate and 49–10 Senate vote. Cuomo's signing began an 18-month window for the state Department of Health to enact a medical ...
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]
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]
Shortly after, several amendments were passed by the New York Board of Health, including adding cannabis to the list of habit-forming drugs. [17] A New York Times article noted on the cannabis amendment: The inclusion of Cannabis indica among the drugs to be sold only on prescription is common sense. Devotees of hashish are now hardly numerous ...
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 ...
2017: Cyprus legalized cannabis oil for advanced stage cancer patients. [100] 2017: Belize decriminalized possession or use of 10 grams or less on private premises. [101] 2017: Greece legalized cannabis for medical use. [102] 2017: Peru legalized cannabis oil for medical use. [103] 2017: Luxembourg legalized cannabis for medical use. [104] [105]
The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York rung up its first sales on Thursday, opening up what is expected to be one of the country's most lucrative markets for cannabis ...
According to an article published by the Times Union, New York airport security checkpoints are no longer seizing cannabis. This makes perfect sense now that cannabis is legal in New York and many ...