As we first contemplated here back in March, in a surprise announcement on August 10, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned amid his sexual harassment scandal. The resignation is effective around August 25. At that time Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul takes over as the state's...
NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo with Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul at a Covid briefing. Unless you have turned off the news, you are aware that Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) of New York has been accused by three women of inappropriate behavior, including sexual harassment and unwanted contact....
As the final counts are being completed in the Presidential election, one thing is certain. Montana, Arizona, New Jersey and South Dakota have become the latest US states to legalize adult use of cannabis. New Jersey, in particular, is of interest to my home state...
It is about all anyone is talking about, understandably. Mostly the fear of the unknown and the inconsistent messaging from some officials are driving the intense focus on the coronavirus, which has now been labeled a global pandemic. What we know for sure is how...
I am not, in general, a betting man. If so, I would have lost some hard-earned dough last year when I predicted that New York will legalize the adult use of cannabis in the legislative session during the first half of 2019. There are a...
On October 17, 2019, New York Governor Mario Cuomo (D) assembled governors from a number of Northeast states to discuss coordinating their efforts on proposed legalization of the adult use of cannabis in 2020. In opening the meeting, he said, "I think we're much stronger...
In comments last week, Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-NY) has called for a multi-lateral meeting with his counterparts in neighboring states, including New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, to discuss legalizing adult use of cannabis. As reported by Politico, the Governor noted, “The federal government is doing nothing, what...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo yesterday signed a cannabis decriminalization and expungement statute, a sort of second prize following the state's failure to pass legalization of adult use of cannabis in June. The bill takes effect in 30 days and provides just a violation (like...
In a blow to the previously fast-moving train towards legalization of adult use cannabis in New York State, the State Assembly Speaker, Democrat Carl Heastie, last week said he is "not optimistic" that legalization can be included in this year's budget, which is due March...
On Tuesday, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo released draft adult use cannabis legislation. Called the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act (CRTA- which we've decided to pronounce KUR-TA as opposed to sounding like the bed company Serta), it is just a few hundred pages long. Here are...