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Bob Marley’s Son to Bring Cannabis Production Plant to Buffalo

Rohan Marley, the son of the late Bob Marley, has expressed interest in establishing a cannabis production facility in Buffalo. Marley is working with other members of Ace Ventures and representatives from the city of Buffalo to see the success of the plan. The facility is expected to create over 50...
Aug 05, 2021 95 views
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Vireo Partners with Einstein Medicine on $3.8M NIH Grant to Study Cannabis in Chronic Pain

Vireo Health, a cannabis company with a strong presence in the state, will be partnering with Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Health System to study if medical marijuana can reduce opioid use in patients suffering from chronic pain.  The $3.8M was included in an R01 grant fr...
Sep 17, 2020 93 views
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Cuomo Resignation May Speed up Legalization

For several years now, many states in the US have made the decision to decriminalize marijuana possession and allow the growing and distribution of recreational marijuana. While many states still have yet to make headway on this groundbreaking change in policy, New York was feeling the pressure to d...
Sep 01, 2021 85 views
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The Research Conundrum

As many of us are aware, marijuana/cannabis is a Schedule 1 controlled substance. This means it’s in the same class as drugs of abuse like heroin, LSD, and magic mushrooms. Schedule 1 status is reserved for drugs with a high potential for abuse, with no accepted medical use.  Passionate...
Sep 17, 2020 82 views
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Opinion Piece: Reducing the Stigma

You invite some of your friends over to dinner on a Friday night. They show up with a bottle of wine, you have a couple laughs, and share the bottle over some Penne alla vodka. Does this scenario sound out of the ordinary or character-defining? Society accepts and often glorifies the use of alcohol...
Aug 30, 2021 79 views
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What will Recreational Marijuana Look like in New York?

Will individuals be able to grow and consume their own recreational marijuana? Will commercial growth and sale be restricted to the companies already operating under the state’s medical program OR will recreational laws attract, or even require, more companies to supply the region? Some are...
Sep 26, 2020 71 views
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Clarence Biotech Company Announces Cannabis Research Program

22nd Century Group Inc, a plant biotechnology company that specializes in low nicotine tobacco has announced that its subsidiary, Botanical Genetics, LLC is expanding its cannabis research program. The program will focus on the development of proprietary strains of cannabis with medical and commerci...
Sep 17, 2020 70 views
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Flora California Prime Seeks Partnership with Roswell Park

Flora California Prime Inc. is aiming to develop a cannabis production and research facility at Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park. Flora also seeks to partner with Roswell Park Cancer Institute to conduct research on cannabis products. While there is no official partnership in place, the two organiza...
Sep 26, 2020 70 views
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Buffalo’s Waterfront may soon be Home to a $200M Cannabis Cultivation and Research Facility

Zephyr Partners, a San Diego based development company, agreed to purchase 72 acres of land at Buffalo Lakeside Commerce Park in hopes of building a cannabis cultivation and research facility. The deal is contingent on legislative changes that allow more cannabis cultivators to operate in the state....
Sep 26, 2020 68 views
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