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‘Ridiculously bleak’: NY’s cannabis growers still waiting on regulators to approve their licenses
Join NY Cannabis Insider for its next industry meetup in Buffalo on May 14, 2024. Tickets available now. New York’s Cannabis Control Board will meet this week – potentially to license a large cohort of applicants – but cultivators who first established the state’s legal marijuana supply chain say they haven’t been able to get straight answers from regulators about the status of their licenses, leading to frustration and fear about their financial futures.
Erie County debuts Overdose Prevention Task Force at quarterly meeting
√ Cocaine emerges as a deadly substance for people who use drugs. Local health leaders introduced the new name and structure of Erie County’s Overdose Prevention Task Force at its quarterly meeting on Monday, May 6. “Overdose deaths have devastated too many families in our community, and nothing changes...
Daytime Buffalo: May 6, 2024
Mending Monday with Save the Michaels | Sponsored Segment. The Summit Center Autism Walk happening Saturday May 11th. NY Alliance Against Insurance Fraud | Sponsored Segment. Horizon Health Services talks about mental health and its resources | Sponsored Segment. WNY’s the Voice | Singing competition for all ages!. Daytime...
Mother son date night at Chick-fil-A in Depew
DEPEW, N.Y. — The Chick-fil-A located on Transit Road in Depew is hosting a mother son date night on Tuesday, May 7 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. The events theme is 'Boots & Beauties'. At the event guests will get to enjoy an hour of western-inspired crafts, a...
News 2 You: Ride sharing comes to Buffalo, an infamous case of corporal punishment, a disappointing solar eclipse
There was a new way to get around in Buffalo as Lyft, with its pink mustache adorned vehicles, began operating its ridesharing service. Whole Foods announced plans to come to Western New York. The Bills used their first pick in the NFL draft on Sammy Watkins and UB's Khali Mack...
UB experts weigh in on DEA's reclassification of cannabis
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s move to reclassify cannabis from a Schedule I to a Schedule III substance has broad implications, paving the way for more informed research on the drug and its effects, to tax benefits for businesses, to the potential for rectifying drug-related wrongs. The federal government...
Town of Grand Island officials welcome $39M bridge upgrades
Good news has come Grand Island’s way in the form of a $39 million federal grant earmarked for New York state to improve the South Grand Island Bridges. Supervisor Peter Marston was aware the funding was in the works and said he is pleased with the ongoing commitment the state has toward maintaining bridge safety.
University at Buffalo faculty disagree with University's response to campus protests
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Faculty at the University at Buffalo are condemning the University's responses to the protests that have been held on campus over the last few days by students. A portion of the letter sent to the University's President Satish K. Tripathi read:. "As faculty at UB, we...
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