High hopes for legalizing marijuana in New York dissipated Wednesday, but pushes to decriminalize the drug and expand the state’s restrictive medical program remained alive. Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan), sponsor of a bill that would permit the sale, possession and use of marijuana for people ages 21 and older, announced Wednesday morning that Senate discussions […]
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Albany Pols Firing Up Medical Marijuana Overhaul
A long-awaited push to expand New York’s highly restrictive medical marijuana program is coming as hopes for legal, recreational weed are going up in smoke. The same architects of the state’s 2014 law that created the medical marijuana program in New York are introducing legislation aimed at loosening restrictions on who can access the drug […]