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Some New Yorkers will be legally permitted to cultivate their own marijuana at home.

Some New Yorkers will be legally permitted to cultivate their own marijuana at home.

The head of the state’s Cannabis Control Board has declared that businesses that are giving away marijuana as a promotion with the purchase of an overpriced T-shirt, lighter or other item are breaking the law.

On Tuesday, October 5, 2021, the New York Cannabis Control Board held its first meeting.  During the meeting, the Board focused on key administrative tasks that it needed to address as...

The regulations will be open for public comment for 60 days, after which the board will finalize and implement them. Tremaine Wright, the chair of the board, said the plants must be properly stored and kept out reach of children.

The method, which involves the purchase of a separate item and the addition of cannabis free of charge, skirts the laws that will govern the sale of pot in New York.

The method, which involves the purchase of a separate item and the addition of cannabis free of charge, skirts the laws that will govern the sale of pot in New York.

The Erie County District Attorney's office says questions about violations should be directed to the state's Office of Cannabis Management.

The board missed its initial deadline to issue such rules because former Gov. Cuomo didn’t appoint its members.

Cannabis Control Board approves regulations for certified patients to grow plants at...