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10.20.2016 Health

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.

09.01.2016 Health

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.

04.01.2016 Health

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.

01.29.2016 Health

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.

01.27.2016 News

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.

10.29.2015 Health

Have medical marijuana dispensaries increased crime in other towns?

Some members of the community are concerned that Riverhead’s medical marijuana dispensary will bring with it a spike in crime. The News-Review contacted law enforcement officials in towns across...

08.20.2015 Editorials

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 disorder, neuropathy, fibromyalgia, arthritis, lupus...

08.13.2015 Government

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...

06.26.2015 Letters

Featured 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...

06.11.2015 Business

Calverton civic opposes medical marijuana facility, citing security

Jack and Kurt Van de Wetering came to the Greater Calverton Civic Association hoping to provide information to residents about their proposal to grow medical marijuana at their Edwards...

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