The State Liquor Authority has unanimously approved the sale of beer and wine for consumption in movie theaters.
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Brockport greenlights marijuana dispensaries, lounges
In Monroe County, villages and towns have begun debating whether they want pot shops, with a mixed bag of results.
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Effort underway to overturn Sweden law blocking marijuana dispensaries, lounges
One woman already has plans to establish a dispensary in the town and she already owns the building in which she wants to open it.
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24 New York beers to try this holiday season
Let your holiday helpers at CITY steer you toward some good ales, lagers, sours, and even a barleywine to slake your holiday thirst.
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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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COMMENTARY: Why does New York allow police to handcuff 7-year-olds?
New York law allows children as young as 7 years old to be treated as “juvenile delinquents.” That’s too young.
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Drivers will no longer lose their licenses for unpaid traffic fines
Advocates for the poor say the new law ends a practice that amounted to criminalizing poverty.
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See ya later, bud. New CBD regs could crush small hemp farms
New proposed regulations on CBD from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, including a ban on bud sales, could leave small hemp farmers high and dry.
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Lunsford narrowly defeats incumbent Johns in 135th Assembly District race
Absentee ballots propel Democrat Jen Lunsford past Republican incumbent Mark Johns in the 135th Assembly District race.
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Cuomo threatens to sue White House over COVID-19 vaccine plans
The governor said the Trump administration’s distribution plan violates the constitutional rights of African-Americans and Hispanics.
