ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York would become the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana for adults under a proposal unveiled Tuesday by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The measure would permit personal use as well as retail sales of the ...

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ALBANY — Efforts to legalize marijuana for recreational use in New York are gaining steam, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo predicts a bill will pass this year. But don’t expect to see pot shops opening up from Brooklyn to Buffalo anytime ...

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A California company is planning to build a $200 million cannabis campus in Buffalo if New York legalizes recreational marijuana. Flora California Prime Inc. on Friday said its high-tech operation would be one of the largest ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A group of county health officials is asking New York lawmakers to approach marijuana legalization with “extreme caution.” The New York State Association of County Health Officials released a statement Tuesday outlining concerns about adverse health ...

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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced his full support of statewide legalization of recreational marijuana, making it an administration priority for early 2019. “Let’s legalize the adult use of recreational marijuana once and for all,” said Cuomo, a ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state is hosting three public listening sessions this week in New York City to gather input on proposals to legalize recreational marijuana. The meetings are scheduled for Monday in Queens, Tuesday in Brooklyn and ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Marijuana advocates told a New York panel considering legalization that it should be affordable and accessible to everyone rather than enriching corporate producers and state tax coffers. Of about 30 people who spoke at the first ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A long-awaited report on marijuana will recommend that New York legalizes the drug, the state’s top health official said Monday. While the report has not yet been finalized, Health Commissioner Howard Zucker said its authors reached ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A top lawmaker in New York says that if the state legalizes recreational marijuana it should also consider expunging marijuana-related criminal records that can make it harder for many people to find jobs or housing. Democratic ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Cynthia Nixon, who is challenging incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination, has come out in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana. The New York Times reports Tuesday the “Sex and the City” star told ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging federal laws criminalizing marijuana as unconstitutional, saying the five plaintiffs had failed to pursue changes in the drug’s legal status by first going through the Drug Enforcement Administration. ...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Army veteran Jose Belen says the horrors of the Iraq War left him with post-traumatic stress disorder and the drug that helped him cope best with the symptoms was one his Veterans Affairs doctors could not ...

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