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Calverton civic opposes medical marijuana facility, citing security
Kurt Van de Wetering speaks to residents at the Greater Calverton Civic Association Wednesday Jack and Kurt Van de Wetering came to the Greater Calverton Civic Association hoping to provide information...
View ArticleFeatured Letter: In debate on medical marijuana, consider those with epilepsy
To the editor: As a parent of a child with epilepsy, it is upsetting to see how narrow-minded people are in response to medical marijuana, and the opposition people seem to have regarding it being...
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Riverhead considering moratorium to keep away medical marijuana dispensary
Two weeks after it was announced that a medical marijuana dispensary was approved by New York State to be placed in Riverhead, the town is drafting legislation that could put a halt to bringing the...
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Editorial: Medical marijuana moratorium is misguided
Note to all East End residents seeking treatment for cancer, glaucoma, HIV, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, cachexia, wasting syndrome, Crohn’s disease, post-traumatic stress...
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Have medical marijuana dispensaries increased crime in other towns?
A medical marijuana distribution facility in the San Fernando Valley, California. (Credit: Laurie Avocado, Wikimedia) Some members of the community are concerned that Riverhead’s medical marijuana...
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Marijuana dispensary is opening up shop in Riverhead Friday
More than 18 months after New York legislators approved the use of medical marijuana, Suffolk County’s only dispensary distributing the drug is slated to open Friday morning in Riverhead. As of Jan....
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A first look inside Suffolk County’s first medical marijuana dispensary
You’d be forgiven for thinking you’d walked into an Apple store when entering Riverhead’s medical marijuana dispensary, which opens this morning. The Columbia Care facility on East Main Street — the...
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Two months in, medical marijuana users increasing at ‘fairly rapid rate’
It’s been just over two months since Suffolk County’s first and only medical marijuana dispensary opened its doors on East Main Street in Riverhead. And while it’s too early to draw firm conclusions...
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New York to allow medical marijuana home deliveries
A home delivery service will be created for patients as part of New York’s expanded medical marijuana program, according to an announcement by the state Department of Health. The change, one of nine...
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Columbia Care introduces medical marijuana in pill form
A new form of medical marijuana — a controlled-dose, solid-fill pill — is now available at Columbia Care’s medical marijuana dispensary in Riverhead. The pills — available to patients with “fine motor...
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