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Governor Cuomo Signs Bill That Offers Patients Emergency Access to Legal Medical Marijuana
Update, November 11, 2015: As a pleasant surprise to many patient advocates, Governor Cuomo has signed a bill that promises critical patients emergency access to marijuana without legal repercussions while the state implements its medical cannabis program. The program, created via the passage of the Compassionate Care Act last year, is scheduled to go online […]
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Why the Architect of New York’s Medical Marijuana Law Is Already Trying to Change It
On a frigid March morning in downtown Albany, where church spires loom tall and traffic lights dangle from wires that stretch across intersections, a flurry of white-haired men in suits strolled down State Street. They were heading for Sixty State Street, the tony event space and banquet hall in the city’s Downtown Historic District, where […]
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Everything You Need to Know About New York’s Training Course for Medical Marijuana Doctors
It’s been months in the making, but doctors throughout New York State are now able to take the training course that must be completed in order for them to recommend medical marijuana to qualifying patients. The “New York State Practitioner Education — Medical Use of Marijuana Course,” as it’s officially called, will be available online via […]
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Here’s Why Doctors Are Still Skeptical About New York’s Medical Marijuana Law
While New York’s medical marijuana program is scheduled to go into effect this January, it is uncertain whether enough doctors will be able to recommend cannabis to the patients who need it most. As written, the Compassionate Care Act — signed into law last year by Governor Andrew Cuomo — requires physicians who wish to […]
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Banks Are Adamant That They Will Not Work With New York’s Legal Cannabis Companies
Major federally regulated banks have stated that they have no plans to do business with New York’s five medical marijuana companies licensed under the Compassionate Care Act, due to be operational this January. Though cannabis companies may be compliant with state laws, they pose a risk to financial institutions because marijuana is still a federally […]
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Medical Marijuana Dispensary Coming to Murray Hill
Murray Hill is soon to be home to a medical marijuana dispensary operated by Bloomfield Industries, one of the five companies to win a license to grow and sell medical weed under the Compassionate Care Act. New York’s medical marijuana program is expected to go into full effect this January. The “patient resource center,” as the […]
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This Group Wants New York City to Set Up Its Own Medical Marijuana Program
A group of patients disappointed with New York State’s much criticized and heavily regulated medical marijuana program has drafted a bill that aims to make medicinal weed more accessible in New York City. In response to the state’s Compassionate Care Act, the group’s proposed legislation establishes a “medical marihuana users’ bill of rights” and asks […]
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This Brooklyn Pet Store Is First in New York to Carry Hemp-Derived Dog Treats
This company’s dog treats won’t get your dog high, but they will medicate it. With a name reminiscent of “edibles,” Treatibles, based in Oakland, California, specializes in hemp-derived products infused with CBD, or cannabidiol — a non-psychoactive, medicinal cannabinoid, or active chemical compound, found in cannabis. And a pet store in Williamsburg, PS9 Pet Supplies (voted Best Pet […]
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A Brooklyn Duo Want to Better Prescribe the Medical Weed Your Brain Needs
David and Baruch Goldstein want to help New York’s medical marijuana patients find exactly the right strain of cannabis to suit their needs. In early 2014 the father-son duo from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, founded their tech startup, named PotBotics, to, as they put it, “elevate the cannabis industry to higher medical standards.” That means using what they say […]
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Here’s Why Marijuana Will Be an All-Cash Business in New York
When it arrives in New York, the medical marijuana industry will be a nearly all-cash business. New York’s five companies licensed to grow and sell medical marijuana under the Compassionate Care Act must grapple with the security, safety, and legal challenges of dealing in cash because they can’t keep it in banks in the same […]