06.18.2021 Government Riverhead residents discuss pros and cons of marijuana as Town Board weighs opt out decision The Riverhead Town Board heard both sides of the marijuana argument during a public hearing Tuesday. The state legalized marijuana on March 31 and left towns and municipalities with...
05.09.2021 Editorials Editorial: A new cash crop has arrived on the North Fork Just a few weeks after New York State passed legislation legalizing the recreational use of marijuana, the big money has arrived on the North Fork to begin investing in...
05.04.2021 Agriculture Cannabis company purchasing Riverhead greenhouse site for $42.5M The publicly traded cannabis company that runs the medical marijuana dispensary in Riverhead Town has dramatically upped its stake in the local pot business with a $42.5 million purchase...
09.21.2017 Government Town Board issues proclamation to Columbia Care for donation The Riverhead Town Board issued a proclamation Tuesday to Columbia Care, which runs a medical marijuana dispensary on East Main Street, for its gift of $4,000 to install a...
01.01.2017 Health Top Stories 2016: Medical marijuana facility opens on Main Street Suffolk County’s only marijuana dispensary opened in Riverhead this year, more than 18 months after New York State legislators approved the use of medical marijuana.
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.
