It’s been a long time since my last post, in no small part because it took a few months to put together a forum that I co-moderated on January 28 at the New York City Bar Association on “The Future of Marijuana Law in New York City.” The podcast is available through the Bar Association’s… Read More The future of cannabis law and policy in New York City

Game on: the Utica Observer-Dispatch published an editorial agreeing with upstate Assembly Member Brindisi’s statement that the state legislature should hold a special session to enact legislation to grant children with epilepsy immediate access to cannabis.The editorial board understands the situation. I quote (emphasis added): Come on. This isn’t rocket science.“I’ve heard from parents who have… Read More The Utica Observer-Dispatch opens fire on Cuomo (and, by extension, recalcitrant state legislators)

The newsmedia is abuzz with reports that both of New York’s US senators have requested that the Department of Justice favor Cuomo’s request to purchase high-CBD products from other states for use by children with severe epilepsy until New York’s program is operational. The New York Daily News rightly reported criticism from advocates that the… Read More Cannabis war in the Empire State: transparency is victory

The Buffalo News reported that the Cuomo administration has requested that the federal government grant a “waiver” to allow the state to import CBD-high cannabis strains from other states for use by children with severe epilepsy. (I note that the article says that it obtained copies of the letter; I would love to see them.)… Read More Cuomo plunges his sword into the mainline of state-federal cannabis conflicts and sets the President on a collision course with the DEA

Further to my post yesterday about the remaining moments before the storm hits New York City, I had a flash of understanding this morning about what’s happening. The entire conceptual foundation of drug control, which is to say mind control (which is to say controlling/restricting the scope of the thoughts and perceptions a human can… Read More Regime change in the government of consciousness

New York is quiet for the moment but battle royale is coming in the next legislative session. People know that New York has a “medical marijuana” law but they don’t know what it means. Few people know yet that there is an opportunity to create a fully legal cannabis market like what exists in Colorado… Read More Cannabis legalization in New York: calm before the storm

This short article on a Congressional race in the far eastern end of Long Island focuses entirely on the candidates’ differing views on cannabis, indicating to me that this issue may become a subject of debate in the campaign. I assume that the story results from a conclusion by Lee Zeldin, the Republican challenger, that… Read More Cannabis law reform appears as a subject of debate in a New York congressional race

I printed out the Compassionate Care Act, New York’s “medical marijuana” law, to read over the weekend. Just skimming through it I can see there is a lot of new stuff, suggesting that Cuomo’s people played the timing masterfully – waiting until the last minute to spring counter-legislation they had drafted far ahead of time after refusing… Read More NEW YORK ROUND ONE: CUOMO – 1, MOVEMENT – 0

As I have said before, I consider the medical use-only bill (the Gottried-Savino “Compassionate Care Act”) a waste of time since I don’t believe the Republicans will actually allow it to pass, because a series of amendments made in each year it was introduced have made the bill unnecessarily restrictive (and likely laying a a… Read More The medical bill: New Yorkers should fight against the amended Senate version – not retreat under fire from the Senate Republicans

I didn’t notice until today that Crain’s New York Business is following the progress of the Compassionate Care Act, a/k/a the proposed New York “medical marijuana” law. For the first time ever the CCA is attached to the budget, meaning, it is said, that this year we can expect open debate in the full Senate. Four upstate… Read More Relatively new developments in New York and some comments