The Oneida Indian Nation will finally be offering recreational marijuana to visitors of their properties. A new dispensary will open in January in Verona.
New York could have one of the most lenient marijuana possession thresholds in the nation if an alternative legalization proposal is passed this session.
New York's Democratic governor this week urged neighboring states to work together on recreational marijuana policies that also address vaping products.
Legalization in Illinois also means that nearly 800,000 people with criminal records for purchasing or possessing 30 grams of marijuana or less may have those records expunged.
New York state lawmakers who delivered a budget on time this past week are turning their attention to thorny debates over legalizing recreational marijuana and renewing New York City's rent regulations.