Legalizing Marijuana

The Massachusetts Governor’s Council voted Wednesday afternoon to approve blanket pardons for all marijuana possession convictions prior to March 2024.

(Airs 11/30/23 @ 3 p.m.) WAMC’s David Guistina speaks with New York state Senator Liz Krueger about a news story that says Governor Hochul may be backing away from her affordable housing plan, two climate change bills Krueger wants the Governor to sign, the status of the legal cannabis industry, and much more.

New York officials will be able to issue licenses for recreational marijuana dispensaries in some parts of the state now that an appeals court has narrowed the scope of a temporary injunction that had halted them.

Hudson Valley residents had a chance to weigh in on the legalization of adult-use marijuana in New York. They did so in Newburgh Monday night at one of 17…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that a group consisting of New York state government and law enforcement officials, advocates and academics has been…

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's adminstration released a study Friday that finds the state could benefit by legalizing marijuana.The report cites growing…

Governor Andrew Cuomo’s administration is moving ahead on a recommendation to legalize recreational marijuana in New York, a move immediately criticized…

A top lawmaker in New York says that if the state legalizes recreational marijuana it should also consider expunging marijuana-related criminal records…

Pittsfield’s City Council fine-tuned the terms of its local marijuana regulations Tuesday.Debate around two amendments to the city’s legal pot ordinance…

A week after telling two interviewers her support for legalizing recreational use of marijuana in New York was revenue-based, Democratic candidate for…