#Major potholes on NY’s road to legal marijuana

#Major potholes on NY’s road to legal marijuana

“Major potholes on NY’s road to legal marijuana” As the Office of Cannabis Management preps to award the first two dozen licenses to sell pot products on Monday, neighborhoods across the city are already plagued by shops selling the stuff without a license, another sign of the chaos created when the state legalized the possession…

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#New York state Democrats likely to keep legislative supermajorities

#New York state Democrats likely to keep legislative supermajorities

“New York state Democrats likely to keep legislative supermajorities” The Democrats are on the brink of retaining their supermajorities in both the state Assembly and Senate, despite Republicans flipping several seats and coming closer to victory in the governor’s race than they have in decades. Republicans unseated three Democratic incumbents in Southern Brooklyn while flipping…

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#’Ghost apartments’ are ghastly, needless bane on the city

#’Ghost apartments’ are ghastly, needless bane on the city

“‘Ghost apartments’ are ghastly, needless bane on the city” New York City is in the midst of a housing crunch — and “ghost apartments,” empty rent-controlled units that are not in any rentable condition, are contributing to it. Almost 50,000 such units need expensive renovations and upgrades (often close to $100,000) before they’d be legal…

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#Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — adding to NY’s crime surge

#Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — adding to NY’s crime surge

“Flawed discovery ‘reforms’ are still creating chaos at DA offices — adding to NY’s crime surge” Cashless bail isn’t the only Albany “reform” fueling New York crime and criminal-justice chaos; so, too, are the tougher new requirements for prosecutors. Indeed, the 2019 changes in the “discovery” laws are wreaking havoc across the state, to the…

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