New York Guides

Alternatives To Vaping Cannabis In New York

September 27, 2019 | Deb Tharp

New York’s Governor and Health Commissioner are urging New York cannabis patients to stop using all vape products until health officials can trace the cause of the recent rash of serious vaping illnesses. This warning to stop using all vape products includes THC, although none of the vaping illnesses have been traced back to legally […]

CANNABIS EDUCATION | 7 MIN READ

How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card in New York

July 18, 2018 | Deb Tharp

When President Nixon began the Drug War in earnest, it was nearly inconceivable to most illicit cannabis users that the world would acknowledge the Devil’s lettuce as an actual medicine. Oh, the hippies knew what cannabis was capable of, but the rest of the world treated “marihuana” like a weapon of mass destruction. […]

HOME TILE | 27 MIN READ

Factors to Consider When Choosing a Medical Marijuana Dispensary

June 30, 2017 | R.R. Noall

When medical marijuana dispensaries first opened their doors, the cannabis community wasn’t very picky. Cannabis is cannabis, right?  Now that sales are more established, you, the patient, can select any number of dispensaries that not only best fit your medical needs, but also make your experience easy, valuable, and affordable. Nothing about purchasing […]

CALIFORNIA GUIDES | 4 MIN READ

We’ve Expanded NuggMD Telemedicine Evaluations to New York!

April 14, 2017 | Alex Milligan

New York, NY:  On April 18, NuggMD, the California-based leading telemedicine portal that connects qualified medical marijuana patients with licensed physicians online, extends their services across New York. They are the first company to put forth a bold effort to combat the policies that currently severely restrict access to medical cannabis, despite it being […]

NEW YORK GUIDES | 3 MIN READ

The State of Cannabis in the U.S.: A Brief Synopsis

March 11, 2016 | Stephen Bailey

Cannabis has been grown and used by humans since prehistoric times.  It is listed in a Chinese directory of medicinal herbs dating back to 2700 B.C.  It was familiar to the ancient Greeks and Romans, and was brought to the Americas by the Spanish in the 1500s.  Despite this, it is only recently that modern […]

MARIJUANA LAWS | 3 MIN READ

How to Get a Medical Cannabis Card Online (in 5 Minutes)

March 1, 2016 | Nugg Team

The process to get a proper medical cannabis card is broken. Seeing a cannabis-friendly doctor is time-consuming, expensive, confusing, unprofessional, and sometimes totally scary. Until now…  Well, more like since about a month ago when we launched NuggMD, but that’s beside the point. We’ve created a convenient, private, and professional way to get your […]

MEDICAL MARIJUANA | 5 MIN READ

N.Y. Governor Speeds Up Access to Medical Marijuana

November 12, 2015 | Nugg Team

ALBANY — In a surprising move, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed two bills on Wednesday to establish an “emergency medical marijuana” program for qualified patients, two months before the planned debut of a statewide program providing for the medical use of the drug. The governor’s action is an effort to accelerate the timetable for […]

NEW YORK GUIDES | 1 MIN READ