New York

Tue
18
Aug

4 States That Would Soon Legalize Marijuana

Medical and Recreational Marijuana have been on the loop and is currently making its way towards legalization all througout America. Numerous states have agreed in having 'pot' legalized as they recognized its benefits, though proper protocol needs to be observed in the legalization of pot. Listed below are the states that would soon have 'Marijuana' legalized as per Marijuana World News and 24/7 Wallstreet.

Ohio

Sat
15
Aug

The Next 12 States to Legalize Marijuana

1. Ohio - Ohio voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to legalize marijuana with a constitutional amendment to institute a revolutionary proposal that backers say will create a billion-dollar industry in the next four years.

Secretary of State Jon Husted said Wednesday the private investor group ResponsibleOhio had collected 320,267 signatures of registered Ohio voters, 14,676 more than necessary to qualify for the general-election ballot. ResponsibleOhio spent more than $2 million since March on the petition drive to put its proposed Marijuana Legalization Amendment before voters.

Wed
12
Aug

5 things we learned from live Q&A on synthetic marijuana

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Readers posed a variety of questions about synthetic marijuana Tuesday during a live Q&A with the head of the Upstate New York Poison Center.

Michele Caliva, the Syracuse center's administrative director, spent an hour with Syracuse.com fielding queries submitted by readers about Onondaga County's problem with synthetic marijuana. The center has received a 540-percent increase in calls about the drug better known as "spike" from Onondaga County over the past five years.

Here are five of the most interesting things we learned about synthetic marijuana from Caliva:

Wed
12
Aug

Want to sell medical marijuana in New York? It could cost you $30 million

In business, you have to spend money to make money. In the New York medical marijuana industry, you may just be spending money.

Medical marijuana was legalized in New York in July 2014; however, the licenses to sell were just announced July 31 of this year. Applicants had to pay a refundable registration fee of $200,000 along with a non-refundable $10,000 fee. For a comparison, in Oregon, the application fee is $4,000 and in Massachusetts, there is a Stage One application fee of $1,500 and a Stage Two application fee of $30,000.

Fri
07
Aug

Despite What The NYPD Says, Synthetic Pot Will Not Turn You Into The Hulk

Experts told BuzzFeed News that, contrary to what New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton wants the public to believe, synthetic marijuana does not give people “superhuman strength.”

NEW YORK — He might as well have been talking about the Incredible Hulk, or narrating the plot of a later-day Reefer Madness.

On Tuesday, New York Police Commissioner Bill Bratton painted a terrifying picture of the effects of synthetic marijuana. Speaking at a news conference at police headquarters, the head of the NYPD said that users of the product known as “K2” or “Spice” can acquire “superhuman strength” and “imperviousness to pain.”

But it turns out the commissioner was at least partially wrong.

Fri
07
Aug

'Hey, Gov. Chris Christie, I'll race ya,' says amputee, pot advocate

Gov. Chris Christie has been sounding off about marijuana – medical, recreational, whatever.

Rich Canci has heard enough of his "ridiculous campaign."

The New Jersey governor has been making the rounds as a hopeful for the 2016 presidential campaign, declaring his unequivocal opposition to legalizing pot for recreational use. Considering it a "gateway drug," he has even kept a stranglehold on its medical purposes in his home state where he signed its use into law.

While he grabs headlines, Canci, a 24-year-old Annadale resident, uses his favorite social media platforms to scream back.

Fri
07
Aug

Synthetic marijuana ban expanded by New York State

ALBANY - New York has broadened a ban on synthetic marijuana to keep up with drug makers who create new chemical recipes to evade the existing law.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says Thursday that the state health department has approved tougher regulations to include new compounds of synthetic pot. While the drugs were first created to mimic the effects of marijuana, their chemical makeup is far different, and new formulations have been created by chemists looking to evade a 2012 ban.

Thu
06
Aug

Is the NYPD Overstating the Dangers of 'Weaponized' Marijuana?

Kenneth Dale Wakefield, a transient, mentally ill Phoenix man, smoked two different drugs before he went on a late July killing spree that resulted in the decapitation and death of his wife and their two dogs.

Wakefield, 43, who is being held on $2 million bond, told police that an hour before the attacks, he smoked marijuana and Spice — a name for synthetic marijuana, a drug that is now feared to be causing violent outbursts in those who may already be mentally ill or are taking psychiatric medicine. Wakefield told police he was trying "to get the evil out" of the victims, according to Reuters. In the process, he also severed his own arm and gouged out one of his eyes, police said.

Wed
05
Aug

Regulations, few patients make New York medical marijuana a bad investment, Syracuse ...

Executives from those companies that won licenses and that will set up manufacturing and dispensary operations shared their strategies to succeed: starting small, diversifying into related products and leveraging experience in other states.

New York state will set the prices marijuana products can be sold at, register patients and train and authorize physicians who can recommend the treatment. Torrens said the small number of patients who are likely eligible, between 120,000 and 125,000 people, will make it difficult for the companies to succeed.

Wed
05
Aug

Legalization Roundup: New York & Beyond

New York’s medical cannabis program made a major announcement, Minnesota patients are pinching pennies to get their medicine, the governor of Wyoming is looking at legalization, and if you’re a Canadian patient, your wallet might be getting a break soon. Here’s what’s happening in the cannabis world – are you informed?

U.S. Cannabis Updates

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