New York City
Policy

Doobie brothers: Cuomo and de Blasio’s evolution on recreational marijuana

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio both experimented with marijuana – and have finally come around to legalizing it.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

Cannabis
Politics

Public advocate candidates feud over hypothetical weed tax revenue

New York City Public Advocate candidates Melissa Mark-Viverito and Refael Espinal have opinions on how a marijuana tax should be spent.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis

New York State
Policy

How state Senate control will alter health policy

From single-payer to marijuana, top senators on the health committee discuss their top priorities.

  • By Jordan Laird and Jonathan Lentz

New York City
Policy

Will disadvantaged communities miss out on the marijuana ‘gold rush’?

Marijuana advocates and New York policymakers on the equity and regulation challenges and opportunities that come with legalizing recreational marijuana.

  • By Annie McDonough

Health Care (Archived)
Policy

If New York legalizes pot, what happens to its medical marijuana program?

Recreational and medicinal marijuana markets could coexist, but with inconsistencies.

  • By Rebecca C. Lewis
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