legalization

ALBANY (TNS) — Ten months after marijuana use was legalized for all adults in New York, there’s still a long way to go before the state’s cannabis ind...

After more than 30 years of circular conversations and legislative wrangling, immigration advocates came close to a mass legalization program, only to...

ALBANY — New York is poised to join a growing number of states that have legalized marijuana after state lawmakers reached a deal to allow sales of th...

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren is pitching the use of revenue from New York’s pending legalization of recreational marijuana to provide reparations for...

NEW YORK — The State Legislature is just about ready to pass a bill legalizing adult-use recreational cannabis. State Senate Majority Leader Andrea St...

ALBANY — As New York state legislators finalize negotiations on a measure to legalize recreational marijuana, Sen. George Borrello is calling for the ...

ALBANY (TNS) — State legislators are nearing a deal to legalize recreational marijuana use for adult New Yorkers, but there’s currently an “impasse” o...

ALBANY (TNS) — The state Senate and Assembly were scheduled to vote today on their versions of New York’s 2021-22 budget — and stark differences remai...

NEW YORK — New York is moving ever closer to legalizing marijuana for recreational use. Or, “adult use” marijuana, as advocates call it. Whatever. Leg...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York appears very likely to become the 15th state to legalize mobile sports betting this year, as leaders from the Legislature and ...

ALBANY (AP) — A group that advocates on behalf of thousands of New York physicians is registering strong opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to...

BUFFALO (TNS) — Drug seizures along the Canadian border in upstate New York have increased by more than 1,000% this year, according to U.S. Customs an...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the state is not likely to authorize marijuana for adult use as part of its budget process, dealing a b...

ELLICOTTVILLE — While legalizing recreational marijuana use may seem like a yes or no question, the questions become a bit more complicated when think...

ELLICOTTVILLE — While New York lawmakers debate how to spend the revenue from potential legalization of recreational marijuana use, an upcoming sympos...

ELLICOTTVILLE — A free symposium on the public health issues and impacts associated with the legalization of marijuana will be held June 11 at Holiday...

NEW YORK (TNS) — A couple of months ago, legalization of recreational marijuana in New York state looked like it was on a fast track. Today, it looks ...

If New York state legalizes recreational use of marijuana, it will likely take some getting used to for police officers. “All along in my career, we’v...