
N.J.'s Cannabis Regulatory Commission approves 7 medical marijuana dispensaries
Seventeen months after New Jersey voted to legalize recreational pot, the state's long awaited marketplace finally got the green light. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
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Seventeen months after New Jersey voted to legalize recreational pot, the state's long awaited marketplace finally got the green light. CBS2's Christina Fan reports.
In November 2020, New Jerseyans voted to legalize marijuana. Sixteen months later there is still no marketplace.
Felita Dobbins said she was on the brink of being hired by Home Depot until she disclosed her medical marijuana registry identification card issued by the state Department of Health.
Most credit card networks won't allow their cards to be used in stores that sell marijuana because it's illegal under federal law.
The Jake Honig Compassionate Use Medical Cannabis Act is named in memory of the 7-year-old Howell boy who died of brain cancer last year.
The New Jersey Department of Health unveiled new rule changes regarding medical marijuana use.
CBD oil falls into a gray area that might be legal in some states now because it is not psychoactive.
Welcome to Harmony Dispensary, the latest facility to offer medical marijuana in New Jersey.
More than 22,000 people in New Jersey died of drug overdoses in 2016.
Michigan has added several medical conditions to the state's list of ailments which qualify for a medical marijuana prescription.
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first prescription drug made from marijuana.
New Yorkers with an opioid prescription may soon qualify to join the state's medical marijuana program.
As medical uses for marijuana continue to grow there are many people who might consider it but don't like the high that comes with it. As CBS2's Dr. Max Gomez reports, that's where a marijuana extract called CBD comes in.
With Massachusetts legalizing marijuana and New Jersey considering it, Gov. Andrew Cuomo may have a change of heart in order to avoid losing revenue to neighboring states.
"We are changing the restrictive culture of our medical marijuana program to make it more patient-friendly," Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday.
The family of a little boy who passed away after a long battle with cancer travelled from Howell to Trenton to watch the governor sign the executive order Tuesday.
The governor said the potential beneficiaries include veterans, as well as police officers and survivors of domestic violence, crime and accidents.
Health officials announced new regulations Thursday that will permit new forms of the drug, including chewable and effervescent tablets and lozenges as well as topical lotions, ointments and patches.
With the growing opioid epidemic, doctors are looking into alternatives to addictive prescriptions for treating chronic pain. Some experts believe medical marijuana could help curb the nation's narcotic drug crisis.
Vireo Health of New York will begin deliveries Friday to patients in Brooklyn, Queens, Nassau and parts of Suffolk County who suffer from debilitating diseases, such as cancer and Lou Gehrig's disease.
Currently, the ten qualifying conditions include cancer, HIV or AIDS, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, ALS, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, neuropathy, inflammatory bowel disease and some spinal cord injuries.
New York's new medical marijuana program is going through some growing pains. CBS2's Brian Conybeare takes an exclusive look inside one of only five legal pot production facilities in the state.
Veterans and others in New Jersey can now legally treat their post-traumatic stress disorder with marijuana.
More than 7,000 New Yorkers have signed up since New York began allowing patients with certain conditions to obtain non-smokeable marijuana preparations early this year through one of the most cautious medical marijuana programs in the nation. Now, the state is looking to expand it, with plans for home delivery and more dispensaries.
The Democrat-led Assembly voted 55-14, with seven abstentions on Thursday. The bill heads to the Senate for consideration.
Police say the woman was pushing her 3-month-old baby in a stroller when a gunman approached her from behind.
Kelly was accused of using his celebrity status and a network of people to target girls, boys and young women for sex.
She is focusing on Thursday's special session of the Legislature to find ways to limit the effect of the Supreme Court ruling.
Police say the passenger is former law enforcement and was defending himself, so he was not charged.
Police say she was found with blunt force trauma to her stomach and trauma to her face and arms on Aug. 10, 2021.
According to data analyzed by CBS News, the national homicide clearance rate has been improving for cases involving white victims, but falling for Black and Hispanic victims.
It's another dry start and that'll continue all day.
Goats from a local farm will roam the sloped terrain that is full of invasive plants.
They blocked the entrance to the University Club of New York on West 54th Street.
Goats from a local farm will roam the sloped terrain that is full of invasive plants.
They blocked the entrance to the University Club of New York on West 54th Street.
The man was not injured but was checked out by an EMS crew as a precaution.
Police say the woman was pushing her 3-month-old baby in a stroller when a gunman approached her from behind.
The city is still waiting for a shipment from the federal government.
The president aims to be able to power 10 million homes with wind energy by 2030.
Officials say there's no evidence any of the children deliberately hurt one another.
She is the second person in Connecticut to test positive for the virus this year and the first to die.
Drivers across the Tri-State Area continue to feel the squeeze at the pump.
The national average for a gallon of regular reached $4.87 on Monday. It's even more expensive in the Tri-State Area.
The TSA says 80% of the firearms were loaded.
Surveillance video shows the moment a Ford Edge went full speed into Morningside Florist on West Broadway.
The incident happened around 7 p.m. Monday at a home on Beechwood Drive.
Authorities say erroneous information on the internet claims Alito still lives in West Caldwell.
The Port Authority says travelers who do not pre-book parking spots will be charged a summer peak period surcharge.
One mistake could send you and your family to the hospital, or worse.
Once on the sand, they removed the hook and released the shark.
Judie Ulberg knows how stressful weddings can be. She works in the business. But this was different.
The CDC and FDA recently approved Moderna and Pfizer COVID vaccines for children 6 months of age and older.
The girl had been reported missing after she was dropped off by a rideshare in Hempstead on Monday.
They blocked the entrance to the University Club of New York on West 54th Street.
She is focusing on Thursday's special session of the Legislature to find ways to limit the effect of the Supreme Court ruling.
Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former chief of staff Mark Meadows, testified that Trump said about the crowd at the Ellipse "something to the effect of, 'I don't effing care that they have weapons.'"
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Congressman Lee Zeldin will go toe-to-toe in November.
Authorities say erroneous information on the internet claims Alito still lives in West Caldwell.
The city is still waiting for a shipment from the federal government.
Dr. Dave Chokshi says the tensions between Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo got in the way of public health.
The Reproductive Health Care Facilities Access Act passed the county Board of Legislators on Monday night.
The demand was overwhelming, and all appointments were booked through Monday.
The Chelsea Sexual Health Clinic opened at 11 a.m., but the line for a vaccine started forming outside about three hours earlier.
Kelly was accused of using his celebrity status and a network of people to target girls, boys and young women for sex.
Offerings include some familiar characters and prices that don't strain family budgets, with some shows for free.
The two winners for Best Performance by an Actor and Actress receive $25,000 scholarships.
Back in November, the boy was pinned under a car that jumped the curb in Gravesend.
Preliminary investigations suggested that Mara died while swimming, state police said.
NYCFC (8-4-4) got two goals from Héber, another one from Gabriel Pereira and one from Talles Magno.
Veteran right-hander throws two-hit ball over eight innings in Astros' 2-0 victory on Wednesday.
With the 5-3 victory, the Bombers are now 56-20, matching 2001 Mariners and 1998 Yankees for best start since 1930.
Sears (3-0) made his second spot start and limited the A's to three hits in 5 2/3 innings.
Carlos Carrasco (8-4) had a second straight rocky outing against Houston.
"It's one of the few professions where you work with your heart, your hands, and your head at the same time," co-owner Tom Geppel told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"That was my dream, to open a small business here," co-owner Pompeyo "Papa" Martinez told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"We whip the whipped cream by hand. We make our hot fudge, caramel, most of our syrups," owner Vito Citrano told CBS2's Elle McLogan.
"Most of my customers are regulars. They come almost every day, and they feel that this is their home," Panagiotis Binioris said.
For hard-to-find flavors from faraway continents, professional chefs and home cooks flock to a specialty food store founded in 1944.
Thousands came out for the 2022 New York City Pride March through Manhattan on Sunday.
Juneteenth celebrations took place across New York City on June 19.
The famous Mermaid Parade returned to Coney Island on Saturday for its 40th anniversary.
Stars of stage and screen hit the red carpet for the 75th Annual Tony Awards on Sunday night.
Actor Ray Liotta has died. He was 67.
CBS2's Vanessa Murdock has your weather forecast for June 29 at 11 p.m.
It was "on your mark, get set, goats" in Riverside Park on the West Side on Wednesday.
Nearly half of all murderers in our country are walking free, and in a first-of-its-kind collaboration with CBS News, we're examining what's behind the rise in "Crime Without Punishment." Barely 50% of murder cases in the U.S. get solved, and as CBS2's Ali Bauman reports, the NYPD's clearance rate is even worse.
A dramatic water rescue was caught on camera in Queens on Wednesday morning.
Thursday, the New York state legislature will take up a new gun bill to replace the one struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, but there are already questions about whether it could survive a court challenge. CBS2's Dick Brennan has more on Gov. Hochul's proposal.