Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
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]
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 $500 in 2023). 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:
2021: recreational marijuana signed into law by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, effective June 29, 2021. [140] 2022: commercial sales began April 1, 2022. [141] [142] New York: Legal to possess up to 3 oz (85 g) of cannabis or 24 g of concentrates at home and 3 oz (85 g) in public or gifting without remuneration. [143]
The legal cannabis industry in New York is expected to soar in 2025, with state regulators projecting the number of new licensed pot stores will more than double from 275 to more than 625.
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 ...
The LeafLink report shows New York is a cellar-dweller compared to other states that have legalized cannabis. Oklahoma, for example, has 1,900 licensed pot shops. New York currently has 245.
The Office of Cannabis Management is a New York state government agency established upon passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) to implement a regulatory framework for medical and adult-use cannabis in the state of New York, along with hemp regulations as well.
Was the Department of Health Division of Medical Marijuana and Integrative Therapy until October 1, 2020; [6] medical cannabis only – there is no regulatory agency for other use. [a] Puerto Rico Medical Cannabis Regulatory Board (a division of the Puerto Rico Department of Health). The Board was created in 2017 under the MEDICINAL Act of 2017 ...