#Major potholes on NY’s road to legal marijuana

#Major potholes on NY’s road to legal marijuana

“Major potholes on NY’s road to legal marijuana” As the Office of Cannabis Management preps to award the first two dozen licenses to sell pot products on Monday, neighborhoods across the city are already plagued by shops selling the stuff without a license, another sign of the chaos created when the state legalized the possession…

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#Weed lobby’s dangerous wins, Brittney Griner’s harrowing ordeal and other commentary

#Weed lobby’s dangerous wins, Brittney Griner’s harrowing ordeal and other commentary

“Weed lobby’s dangerous wins, Brittney Griner’s harrowing ordeal and other commentary” Drug watch: Weed Lobby’s Dangerous Wins “This year’s midterm ballot measures to legalize marijuana across five different states are more evidence of the weed lobby’s advancements,” argues Mark Haskins at The Federalist. But “today, many of the arguments made by the pro-marijuana movement” —…

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#NJ approves seven cannabis facilities for recreational sale

#NJ approves seven cannabis facilities for recreational sale

“NJ approves seven cannabis facilities for recreational sale” Recreational marijuana sales in New Jersey could begin in a matter of weeks after state regulators on Monday gave seven medical marijuana facilities the greenlight to sell recreational cannabis. The approval by the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission came nearly a year and a half after the…

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#Over 500 NY municipalities won’t allow legal weed sales

#Over 500 NY municipalities won’t allow legal weed sales

“#Over 500 NY municipalities won’t allow legal weed sales” Some of Long Island’s most popular summer hot spots aren’t high on legal weed sales. All seven villages in the town of Southampton — including Westhampton, Sag Harbor and the town’s swanky namesake — opted out of allowing sales of recreational marijuana, records show. The East…

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