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May 04, 2022

Queens College launches marijuana biz course

May 04, 2022/ Jacob Kaye
Queens College launches marijuana biz course

Queens College and Farmingdale State College will host “Get Started in the Cannabis Industry” next month, a multi-day course that aims to teach participants how to open, manage or work in the marijuana business in New York.

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May 04, 2022/ Jacob Kaye/
equity, news, Education
Queens College, Farmingdale State College, marijuana legalization, Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, Marijuana
March 14, 2022

Smoke begins to clear on marijuana licensing

March 14, 2022/ Jacob Kaye
Smoke begins to clear on marijuana licensing

Governor Kathy Hochul and the Cannabis Control Board issued the most concrete guidance on New York’s marijuana industry to date.


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March 14, 2022/ Jacob Kaye/
Business, equity, news
marijuana legalization, mrta, Kathy Hochul, cannabis, cannabis control board
October 08, 2021

Miller introduces marijuana equity bill

October 08, 2021/ Jacob Kaye
Miller introduces marijuana equity bill

“Just legalizing marijuana doesn't fix the problem.”

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October 08, 2021/ Jacob Kaye/
Communities, equity, news
marijuana, mrta, marijuana legalization, i. daneek miller, equity, small businesses
September 03, 2021

Hollis-born to lead New York’s Cannabis Office

September 03, 2021/ Guest User
Hollis-born to lead New York’s Cannabis Office

“This has been long overdue.”


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September 03, 2021/ Guest User/
equity, news
cannabis, marijuana legalization, Kathy Hochul, chris alexander, smart ny, mrta, Hollis
June 22, 2021

Queens DA moves to vacate thousands of marijuana cases

June 22, 2021/ Guest User
Queens DA moves to vacate thousands of marijuana cases


“For decades our clients have shouldered the brunt of marijuana prohibition, losing years of their lives ensnared in the criminal legal system and denied meaningful employment, housing and other opportunities.”


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June 22, 2021/ Guest User/
Communities, equity, news, Law
district attorney, melinda katz, marijuana, mrta, marijuana legalization, Legal Aid Society
March 24, 2021

NY lawmakers near long-awaited deal to legalize marijuana

March 24, 2021/ David Brand
NY lawmakers near long-awaited deal to legalize marijuana

The deal would make marijuana use and possession legal for adults 21+.

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March 24, 2021/ David Brand/
equity, Law, news
marijuana legalization, Andrew Cuomo
March 17, 2021

Queens advocates see legal weed through racial justice lens

March 17, 2021/ Guest User
Queens advocates see legal weed through racial justice lens

“If we can’t do better than New Jersey then what the heck are we talking about here?”

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March 17, 2021/ Guest User/
Business, Communities, equity, news
medical marijuana, marijuana legalization, Khaleel Anderson
November 21, 2019

NYC pols to Albany: Legalize It

November 21, 2019/ Guest User
NYC pols to Albany: Legalize It

Advocates and lawmakers are reigniting the effort to remove weed from the penal code and end the racial disparities in marijuana arrests.

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November 21, 2019/ Guest User/
news, Law, politics, Central Queens, eastern queens, Western Queens, Southern Queens
Jumaane Williams, Antonio Reynoso, marijuana legalization, Toby Ann Stavisky, Liz Krueger, Andrew Cuomo
June 21, 2019

Marijuana was decriminalized. Here’s what that means for Queens.

June 21, 2019/ Guest User
Marijuana was decriminalized. Here’s what that means for Queens.

The bill reduces the penalty for possession of less than two ounces of marijuana from a misdemeanor to a violation punishable by a fine.

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June 21, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Central Queens, eastern queens, Law, news, northern queens, politics, Southern Queens, Western Queens
marijuana legalization, marijuana decriminalized, Jamaal Bailey, NYPD, Toby Ann Stavisky
May 24, 2019

Southeast Queens leaders to screen marijuana legalization doc

May 24, 2019/ Guest User
Southeast Queens leaders to screen marijuana legalization doc

Leroy Comrie and Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman host a screening of the Netflix Documentary “Grass is Greener.”

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May 24, 2019/ Guest User/
Crime, Communities, eastern queens, Education, news, politics, Law, Entertainment
Leroy Comrie, Alicia Hyndman, marijuana, marijuana legalization, MRTA, Jamaica, Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, film
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