Archive of Month: December 2015

Vireo Health received kosher certification in New York The medical marijuana company Vireo Health in New York has received kosher certification. Vireo’s vaporization cartridges, oils and capsules will be dispensed with a stamp of approval from Orthodox Union, the Times Union reports. “Today’s [Wednesday’s] announcement sends a really powerful message to people of all faiths and backgrounds that using medical cannabis for the purposes of alleviating pain and suffering in no way, shape or form represents an embrace of pot culture,” said Ari...

Any potential medical marijuana users in New York state who were concerned that partaking in pot for health purposes might clash with Judaism can stop shvitzing. The Orthodox Union has certified...

One of the five companies in New York licensed to manufacture medical marijuana in New York will have its products certified as kosher. Vireo Health of New York, which is...

Kosher kush is not just the name of an award-winning Cannabis indica strain. Starting this month, as dispensaries open their doors for business across New York, it’s also a caliber of...

At least one of the state’s five medical marijuana companies is taking steps to make sure its medicines are kosher. Vireo Health of New York announced Wednesday that its products have been certified...

A subsidiary of Minneapolis-based Vireo Health is launching Kosher-certified medical marijuana products in New York. The Orthodox Union certified Vireo Health of New York’s products as Kosher after dispatching rabbis to inspect...

NY MEDICAL POT GROWER SAYS PRODUCTS ARE CERTIFIED BY THE ORTHODOX UNION ALBANY — This pot is kosher! A marijuana grower gearing up for the start of New York’s medical...

ALBANY, N.Y. — A New York company says it will soon offer the first certified kosher medical pot. Vireo Health says its non-smokable medical cannabis products have been certified as...

For Immediate Release December 30, 2015 Media Contact: Jill Montag – (518) 326-6400 and (518) 852-8188 Vireo Health of New York’s Medical Cannabis Products First in World Certified as Kosher...

Ari Hoffnung founded Fiorello Pharmaceuticals in the spring of 2014 with the aspiration to provide seriously ill New Yorkers with therapy in the form of marijuana. The Riverdale resident competed...

Armed with New York state medicinal marijuana licenses, dispensaries are gearing up to sell cannabis legally in the state in the new year. The cannabis experiment continues as medicinal marijuana...

Patients in New York State will be able to obtain medical marijuana products beginning in early January. Watch Nightly Business Report’s full story here.

Armed with New York state medicinal marijuana licenses, dispensaries are gearing up to sell cannabis legally in the state in the new year. The cannabis experiment continues as medicinal marijuana...

It’s been nearly eighteen months since Governor Cuomo signed legislation to legalize medical marijuana, and with only a few weeks left before the Compassionate Care Act is due to take...

A medical marijuana company with facilities in the Albany region has a new CEO. Ari Hoffnung, a former New York City deputy comptroller who led a team that reported on...

Vireo Health of New York, one of the state’s five medical-marijuana companies, announced today it has a new chief executive: Ari Hoffnung, a former deputy comptroller for the city and...

For Immediate Release December 18, 2015 Media Contact: Jill Montag – (518) 326-6400 and (518) 852-8188 ARI HOFFNUNG APPOINTED CEO OF VIREO HEALTH OF NEW YORK Executive with Two Decades...

OTSEGO, Minn. (KMSP) – One of Minnesota’s medical cannabis producers says it has developed a new strain of the plant that is 34 times more potent than typical medical-grade cannabis....

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – A Minnesota organization says it’s developed a new type of cannabis that’s extraordinarily high in the medicinal component of the plant that can be used to treat...

For Immediate Release December 16, 2015 Media Contact: Jill Montag – (518) 326-6400 and (518) 852-8188  VIREO HEALTH DEVELOPS NEW CBD-RICH CANNABIS PLANT “Katelyn Faith” Strain Could be the Most...