Reluctant to take a stand on cannabis dispensaries, town and village leaders are letting residents vote on the matter.
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Where the T-shirts are pricey but the pot is ‘free’
Customers who pay $65 for a T-shirt at HempSol CBD in Henrietta get an eighth of an ounce of marijuana as a “gift.”
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Expectations for THC edibles vary — here’s what to watch out for
Beware, newbies. Edibles are deceptive and a lack of knowledge about them can lead to a bad time.
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Cannabis as creative fuel
Can pot make you more creative? To be blunt — don’t bet on it.
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Everything is better with weed butter
With cannabutter, your culinary possibilities are endless. Live the high life with this fancy-pants three-course meal.
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Mary Kruger: Roc NORML’s cannabis crusader passes it on
ROC NORML’s Mary Kruger is synonymous with local efforts to advocate for cannabis reform and education.
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Want the legal marijuana market to thrive? Let the ‘stoners’ in
Who better to help make the legal marijuana market thrive than “criminals” and “stoners” who made a living in the black market?
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Legal pot opponents make last-ditch effort to derail legislation
Law enforcement figures from Monroe County are among the loudest opponents of legalizing marijuana.
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State ‘close’ to marijuana legalization, Assembly speaker says
Supporters believe cannabis legalization will pass as a stand-alone bill outside of the annual budget, which is due April 1.
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City Council votes to end THC testing for many prospective employees
The city will continue testing for other drugs, such as heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamines.
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Rochester may stop testing job applicants for pot
City officials have introduced a bill to bar testing most city job applicants for THC, after a high-profile incident in January.
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Cannabis legalization up in smoke for 2020, governor says
Governor Andrew Cuomo said legalizing the recreational use of cannabis was “not likely” to be part of the 2020-21 budget, which is due April 1.
