‘New York’
What Does New York’s Latest Marijuana Decriminalization Measure Accomplish?
Aug. 2, 2019—As reported in various outlets, e.g., The Hill and the New York Times, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Tuesday that decriminalizes some low-level marijuana offenses and expunges (or seals) records of prior (and future) convictions for such offenses. The full legislation can be found at the NY Assembly website here. The linked...
New York State Department of Health Releases Report on Legalization
Jul. 13, 2018—The New York Department of Health just released its report on legalization of marijuana in the empire state. The report had been commissioned by Gov. Andrew Cuomo back in January, 2018. The full report can be found here. The news media has previously discussed some contents of the report, but this is the first time the...
Cases to Watch: Minnesota Prosecuting Two Employees of State-Licensed Medical Marijuana Supplier
Feb. 15, 2018—Since it legalized medical marijuana back in 2014, Minnesota has licensed two firms to supply the drug to qualifying patients: Leafline and Minnesota Medical Solutions (MMS). MMS is owned by Vireo Health, which also owns a firm licensed by the state of New York to supply medical marijuana to that state’s qualifying patients: Vireo Health...
Cases to Watch: Lawsuit Challenges Florida Restriction on Smokable Marijuana
Dec. 20, 2017—In fall 2016, Florida voters approved an initiative (Amendment 2) to legalize the “medical use” of marijuana. In June 2017, the Florida legislature passed a bill to implement Amendment 2. One provision of that bill defined permissible “medical use” to exclude the use of marijuana “in a form for smoking . . .” Fla. Stat....