Andrew Cuomo Is Out, Kathy Hochul Is In (And Hopefully So Is New York’s Cannabis Control Board) August 11, 2021 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments by Simon Malinowski, Attorney at Harris Bricken Yesterday morning New York Governor Cuomo announced his resignation (which will take effect in 13 days), a week after a report from the New York State attorney general concluded that Governor Cuomo sexually… Read More→
Coronavirus Won’t Stop New York From Trying to Legalize Marijuana March 26, 2020 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments Despite the fact that New York state is on a fast track to becoming the new global epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic and politicians are locking horns over how to best respond to the crisis, some non-virus-related government business will continue as… Read More→
Cuomo calls for legalizing, taxing marijuana in budget plan February 11, 2020 AggregatedNews New York 0 Comments New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), in a budget outline released Tuesday, proposed legalizing and taxing marijuana. The move shows he plans to make good on a promise he made just two weeks earlier at the annual State of the… Read More→
Second Time’s a Charm? January 27, 2020 Neil Willner New York 0 Comments Governor Cuomo Introduces New Legislation to Regulate Adult-Use Cannabis in New York State To help close New York’s $6 billion budget gap, Governor Andrew Cuomo introduced legislation that would legalize adult-use cannabis within the state as part of his proposed… Read More→
New York to subpoena firms selling substances linked to illicit vaping products September 10, 2019 AggregatedNews News & Insights, Vaping Crisis 0 Comments New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo (D) said Monday he is ordering the state health department to issue subpoenas to three companies the department has identified as selling substances linked to the mysterious vaping-related lung illnesses that have sickened hundreds… Read More→
States Look to Legal Marijuana for New Tax Revenue. Will New York Be Next? July 18, 2018 Mariah Phillips Policy & Legal 0 Comments By Mariah Phillips In the past few years, proponents of legalizing marijuana in the United States have chalked up a series of impressive victories. Since 2012, nine states – including California – have legalized the drug for recreational use. Medical… Read More→