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Medical Marijuana Company Announces First Harvest
With more than a month to go before New York’s medical marijuana program is due to come on line, Vireo Health in Fulton County harvested their first batch of a medical grade version of the plant....
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Patient Registration For Medical Marijuana Begins
The state Department of Health on Wednesday unveiled an online registration system for patients seeking to qualify for the state’s medical marijuana program. The program is due to become active next...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Program To Launch With 8 Dispensaries
The state’s medical marijuana program will launch “as scheduled” on Thursday, but with only 8 of the 20 dispensaries, the state Department of Health announced on Tuesday. Some of the companies that...
View ArticleGottfried Bills Would Expand Medical Marijuana Program
Assemblyman Richard Gottfried has introduced four bills to expand on the current medical marijuana program in New York. Since the program became operational in January, the Department of Health says...
View ArticleSavino Bills Would Expand Medical Marijuana Access
Sen. Diane Savino on Thursday introduced a new package of measures that would expand access to state’s medical marijuana program and make it easier for doctors and other medical professionals to treat...
View ArticleMedical Marijuana Company Says Google Rejecting Ads
One of the state’s five medical marijuana providers this week sent a letter to Google co-founders protesting Internet company’s rejection of ads advertising their business. Vireo Health of New York...
View ArticleVireo Says Google Has Rejected Two More Medical Marijuana Ads
Medical marijuana producer Vireo Health on Tuesday said Google had rejected two more advertisements after the company pushed to have its ads included with the search engine. Vireo last week wrote to...
View ArticleMed Mar Supporters See Hope In Recreational Use Approval
Boosters of the state’s fledgling medical marijuana industry are optimistic the business could grow in New York after nearby states approved recreational use laws last Tuesday. “It really exemplifies...
View ArticleDOH Adds Chronic Pain To Med Mar Program
New York’s medical marijuana program will now cover chronic pain as a qualifying condition, the Department of Health on Thursday announced in what is the most significant expansion of the program since...
View ArticleSavino: Not Enough Patients In Med Mar Program
Staten Island Sen. Diane Savino is pushing New York to open more dispensaries for medical marijuana and reach out to doctors to prescribed medically based cannabis in order to boost demand. “Right now...
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