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The following statement can be attributed to Ari Hoffnung, Chief Executive Officer of Vireo Health of New York, one of only 10 organizations licensed in the state to grow, cultivate, manufacture and sell medical cannabis: "I agree with the conclusions drawn in the state Department of Health's marijuana legalization impact assessment. Legalization will not only help reduce opioid deaths and discrimination against people of color but also bring substantial tax revenue to the state. It’s time to end the war...

YONKERS - Officials say opioid use will now be one of 13 qualifying conditions for medical marijuana in New York. According to the New York state Department of Health, medical marijuana...

Decision would expand market for medical marijuana By Stephen Williams ALBANY -- The state Department of Health plans to add opioid use to the conditions for which medical marijuana can be...

The following statement regarding New York State’s plan to allow medical cannabis to be used as an alternative to prescription opioids can be attributed to Dr. Stephen Dahmer, Chief Medical...

Marijuana and hemp are varieties of cannabis that developed due to selective breeding – hemp for its fiber and marijuana for its medicinal components. While the two look and smell-alike,...