NEW YORK (AP) — Some public figures are honored with buildings or monuments named after them. Veteran radio host Connie Chung left behind a strain of marijuana and hundreds of Asian American women as a legacy. Chung was contacted five years ago by her colleague Connie Wang, whose Chinese immigrant parents gave her the option […]
He didn’t want to stumble. When former President Donald Trump was asked about his opinion on psychedelics, he chuckled slightly as he described the idea of Congress taking mushrooms to improve their performance. Podcaster Lex Fridman, during an interview with Trump, when asked about his opinion on the issue, said that “we would probably have […]
Several conservatives in Florida have spoken out against Donald Trump after the former president spoke out in favor of legalizing recreational marijuana in the state. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump suggested he would support Florida, where he lives, in approving a constitutional amendment in November that would legalize recreational use of […]
ALL — At vaping shops across the city of Allen, officers collected evidence and escorted the business owners out in handcuffs. In a coordinated attack, they attacked nine locations simultaneously. If you happened to drive down Main Street, you probably would have noticed them with flashing lights in the shopping malls. “It’s being sold right […]
This fall, South Dakota residents will be asked to vote for the third time on whether to legalize marijuana (cannabis) for recreational use (medical marijuana use was legalized in 2020). In the past, the proposal has been approved, declared unconstitutional, and subsequently rejected by voters. So what should we make of it? What are the […]
Years after voters in the state of Maine approved recreational use of marijuana by adults, residents of Hancock County’s largest municipality can now influence whether the city should allow marijuana sales in local stores. Ellsworth voters will be asked in a November referendum whether they support in principle allowing recreational marijuana stores in the city. […]
Clouditude Pharmacy on Staten Island Photo by Barbara Russo-Lennon Sign up for our amNewYork email newsletter to get news, updates and local insights delivered straight to your inbox! Dozens of politicians and community members gathered Wednesday to protest the opening of a legal marijuana dispensary on Staten Island, complaining of a lack of transparency from […]
More than two years after marijuana was legalized for recreational use in New Mexico, sales continue to rise. The latest figures show that the state collected more than $50 million from the sale of cannabis for recreational and medical use in July, an increase of about $2 million compared to July 2023. Since opening to […]
That’s a lot of green! Legal marijuana sales in New York are booming, surpassing the $500 million mark, fueled, officials say, by a crackdown on illegal sellers who force buyers to buy the real stuff. Sales topped $529 million in the middle of this month, according to John Kagia, policy director for the state’s Office […]
The state’s legislative oversight committee on medical marijuana was thrust into the world of synthetic THC on Monday as members heard complaints about how weakly regulated hemp-derived products are hurting South Dakota’s medical marijuana industry. The Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee heard from business owners and the director of the State Public Health Laboratory during a […]
