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Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon wants to legalize cannabis in New York

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon wants to legalize cannabis in New York

April 12, 2018

Yes, you read that correctly. A former television actress is running for Governor of New York and wants to legalize cannabis for social use. In a world where television stars have started taking office,...

A gram of cannabis

The price of cannabis in cities around the world

Annureet Kaur January 31, 2018

A gram of cannabis costs about $32.99 in the cannabis-illegal city of Tokyo, making it the most expensive gram of cannabis in the world. Decriminalized-city Quito in Ecuador has the cheapest cannabis at...

New York lawmakers push medical cannabis to treat opioid addiction

New York lawmakers push medical cannabis to treat opioid addiction

Annureet Kaur January 30, 2018

A new legislation introduced this month in both Senate and Assembly wants to expand medical cannabis in New York to treat opioid addiction. Assemblyman Daniel O'Donnell introduced the measure to use...

New York will let those suffering from PTSD get medical cannabis

New York will let those suffering from PTSD get medical cannabis

November 17, 2017

Thor Benson / Cannabis News Box Contributor Though medical cannabis is legal in 29 states, not all of them allow those with PTSD to join the program. Until recently, New York was a state that didn’t...

Expensive medical cannabis products drive New York patients to black market

Expensive medical cannabis products drive New York patients to black market

Sara Tiradossi October 3, 2017

New York State is facing a problem in the medical cannabis industry: it is offering a limited selection of medical cannabis products at an overly expensive price. Medical patients in New York State...

Retired Jets player sues AG Sessions to decriminalize cannabis

Retired Jets player sues AG Sessions to decriminalize cannabis

Logan Lowrey-Rasmussen July 25, 2017

Former Jets player Marvin Washington is suing Attorney General Jeff Sessions to decriminalize cannabis. Washington is one of the five plaintiffs including one veteran with PTSD, two children with seizure...

New York may add menstrual cramps as qualifying medical cannabis condition

New York may add menstrual cramps as qualifying medical cannabis condition

June 9, 2017

New York women may be able to treat their dysmenorrhea, or severe menstrual cramps, with medical cannabis soon. The  New York Assembly's Health Committee passed an initiative to add cramps to the list...

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