marijuana

There are people on both sides of the fence when it comes to the legalization of marijuana. But for now, it looks as though New York is about to become the 15th state to legalize recreational use of the drug.

Discussions to legalize marijuana in the Empire State have been on-going for year. Could legalization be close to happening?

With the legalization of Marijuana in several states across the nation, including Massachusetts, growers and developers of products are getting creative.

A Utica man is behind bars following a traffic stop on I-87 in the Town of Athens.

As a green gold rush in legal marijuana and its non-drug cousin hemp spreads across North America, a growing number of colleges are adding cannabis to the curriculum to prepare graduates for careers cultivating, researching, analyzing and marketing the herb.

Lawmakers in the New York state Assembly are preparing for a hearing on proposals to legalize marijuana for recreational use.

Governor Andrew Cuomo's office and other state officials are encouraging community members to participate in a listening session on recreational marijuana legalization.

The state Assembly will seek public input on legalizing marijuana in New York at four hearings this fall.

If New York legalizes recreational marijuana it must also consider expunging the criminal records of thousands of people who were arrested for using the drug, New York state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie told reporters Wednesday.

Officials in New York are warning hospital emergency rooms about a new form of synthetic marijuana laced with rat poison that is linked to cases of uncontrolled bleeding.