DENVER (AP) — New York’s medical marijuana companies could be making progress in their fight to get a first crack at any new recreational market. Jeremy Unruh with the medical marijuana company PharmaCann tells Marijuana Business Daily he thinks lawmakers ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state has authorized five more organizations to manufacture and dispense medical marijuana to improve patient access to dispensing facilities across the state. They join five other organizations operating since the medical marijuana program’s launch ...

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A New York foster parent accused of sexually abusing six of the more than 100 boys he cared for over two decades was acquitted of all charges Tuesday, a stunning defeat for prosecutors who said the case exposed lax oversight ...

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York state lawmakers are gaining momentum in a measure to expand medical marijuana coverage to those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder. Currently, medical marijuana in New York can only be used to treat serious ...

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A medical marijuana provider has launched home delivery service in upstate New York. Columbia Care NY says it began a home delivery pilot program to patients across western New York through its Rochester location in March. The company says it ...

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With the influx of states voting-in or enacting laws to legalize marijuana for medical and, in some cases, recreational use, it may appear that the legalization of marijuana on a national level is imminent. President Obama has also pardoned or ...

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New York is loosening restrictions in its nearly year-old medical marijuana law but, to the dismay of some pot advocates, there is no sign the state is in any hurry to join eight other states in embracing full legalization. Among ...

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NEW YORK — U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand wants the Department of Veterans Affairs to allow its doctors to discuss medical marijuana with patients in states where medical marijuana is legal. Gillibrand held a news conference at her Manhattan office Sunday ...

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ALBANY — People with AIDS and parents of children with severe epilepsy are pressuring Gov. Andrew Cuomo to sign legislation giving critically ill patients early access to medical marijuana before New York’s new medical cannabis program begins. Advocates for sped-up ...

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SALAMANCA (AP) — The Seneca Indian Nation’s next business venture could be medical marijuana. Members of the western New York tribe approved a referendum Tuesday giving leaders the go-ahead to draft laws and regulations governing the manufacturing, use and distribution ...

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SALAMANCA — The Seneca Indian Nation is weighing whether to get into the medical marijuana business. Members of the western New York tribe are set to vote Tuesday on a referendum that would allow the tribal council to draft laws ...

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ALBANY — New York state will require physicians to complete an educational course before they can authorize medical marijuana for patients — a condition generally not applied to new drugs or seen in other states with existing medical pot programs. ...

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