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Upstate New York Poison Center officials say cannabis-related calls are more likely to require hospitalizations for children.

Microbiologist Jennifer Moffat shares research on shingles, which is affecting more young people. Physical therapist Steven Lounsbury discusses causes and treatments for low back pain. Dr. Brian Johnson and Dr. Yanli Zhang-James explain how cannabis use may reduce a person's pain tolerance.

Oneida County is looking at implementing two new local laws to crack down on illegal cannabis shops as well as regulating tobacco and nicotine smoking paraphernalia.

The scrutiny of Robert Rodriguez, the nominee to head the state’s Dormitory Authority, is the latest in a string of accusations of mismanagement surrounding the state’s troubled rollout of adult recreational marijuana.

New York's legal cannabis market has been hampered by inexperienced leaders who treated the state licensing agency like a "mission-driven" startup rather than a government office, according to an internal review.

New York will evaluate its troubled recreational marijuana licensing program as lawsuits and bureaucratic stumbles have severely hampered the legal market and black-market sellers have flourished.

A federal judge has rejected a challenge to New York state's licensing program for selling legal marijuana, a system two California applicants say unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state residents.

Toxicologist Michael Hodgman warns about growing rates of cannabis intoxication in children as marijuana edibles become more available. Family medicine resident Alex Hensel tells about fibromyalgia. Nurses Lia Fischi and Pete Jaskula explain how some people who need hip or knee replacements can go home the same day of their operation.

Pending the approval of a State Supreme Court judge, the settlement would once again allow recreational cannabis dispensaries to open in New York.

At a hearing this week, state senators grilled Office of Cannabis Management Executive Director Chris Alexander on steps his agency is taking to close the stores.