The recently-passed state budget eliminates a cap on New York’s burgeoning industrial hemp industry. That will allow more farmers to be able to research, grow and process a crop that could turn into a million-dollar business.

The recently-passed state budget eliminates a cap on New York’s burgeoning industrial hemp industry. That will allow more farmers to be able to research, grow and process a crop that could turn into a million-dollar business.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two more colleges have been authorized to participate in New York's industrial hemp pilot program.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two more colleges have been authorized to participate in New York's industrial hemp pilot program.

ALBANY - The lead state Senate sponsor of New York's medical marijuana law has written to President Trump asking that the feds allow such state programs to continue.

ALBANY - The lead state Senate sponsor of New York's medical marijuana law has written to President Trump asking that the feds allow such state programs to continue.

ALBANY — Home delivery of medical marijuana is coming to the five boroughs.

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. -- State Police have not added more resources or stepped up patrols on the border it shares with a state that legalized marijuana less than a week ago.

CAPITAL REGION, N.Y. -- State Police have not added more resources or stepped up patrols on the border it shares with a state that legalized marijuana less than a week ago.

ALBANY — People using medical marijuana in New York may soon have more products to choose from and more options on where to buy them.

ALBANY — People using medical marijuana in New York may soon have more products to choose from and more options on where to buy them.

Loosening some of the most stringent medical marijuana laws in the nation.

Loosening some of the most stringent medical marijuana laws in the nation.

New York is now open for hemp growers. At least, it's open to 10 hemp growers.

New York is now open for hemp growers. At least, it's open to 10 hemp growers.

EATON, N.Y. — For the first time in 80 years, a farm in New York State is legally growing cannabis.

EATON, N.Y. — For the first time in 80 years, a farm in New York State is legally growing cannabis.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A new type of medical practice has sprouted up in the Syracuse area that's promoting something most doctors cannot give patients – pot.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A new type of medical practice has sprouted up in the Syracuse area that's promoting something most doctors cannot give patients – pot.

ALBANY — The state's first legal hemp crop in more than 70 years is thriving on 30 fertile acres of upstate New York, and demand is building for its seeds and stalks.