#What NY lawmakers forgot in their drive to legalize pot

#What NY lawmakers forgot in their drive to legalize pot

“#What NY lawmakers forgot in their drive to legalize pot” A deal to legalize pot has emerged from Albany’s legendary smoke-filled rooms, but it looks like lawmakers jumped the gun on indulging when they were settling the testy issue of “driving while high.” Weed impairs judgment, reaction time and general alertness. States that legalized soon…

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#Letters to the Editor — March 21, 2021

#Letters to the Editor — March 21, 2021

“#Letters to the Editor — March 21, 2021” Skipping classThe new New York City schools chancellor, Meisha Ross Porter, had a year and a half experience as a classroom teacher (“New NYC chancellor has barely taught,” March 15). Barely enough experience to know how to take attendance. As a former teacher of more than 30…

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#Schumer says he will introduce a marijuana reform bill

#Schumer says he will introduce a marijuana reform bill

“#Schumer says he will introduce a marijuana reform bill” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says he wants to make the “long overdue” issue of marijuana reform a priority for Congress, saying it will provide “justice” for those harmed by harsh cannabis laws. The New York Democrat released a video on his Twitter account Thursday featuring…

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#Mexico close to legalizing recreational marijuana

#Mexico close to legalizing recreational marijuana

“#Mexico close to legalizing recreational marijuana” Mexico’s lower house of Congress on Wednesday passed a bill that would legalize recreational marijuana — paving the way for a regulated market in a country long-dominated by drug cartels. The bill, which was approved by a vote of 316 to 127, now heads to the Senate where it…

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#Pot stocks soar on renewed hopes of legalization

#Pot stocks soar on renewed hopes of legalization

“#Pot stocks soar on renewed hopes of legalization” Cannabis industry stocks soared on Tuesday as industry leaders made groovy predictions about their financial prospects and marijuana legalization in Washington. Shares in Canadian grower Tilray finished up more than 40 percent on Tuesday after Chief executive Brendan Kennedy mused to Bloomberg Television that he now expects…

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#Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature get desperate for cash

#Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature get desperate for cash

“#Andrew Cuomo and the Legislature get desperate for cash” Money hunger is raging in Albany, trumping all other policy concerns. The greed is so bad that the state risks turning legalized pot and online-betting into money losers. Amid falling tax revenues and a growing projected budget deficit, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has embraced legal weed and…

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#US cannabis sales hit record over Thanksgiving weekend

#US cannabis sales hit record over Thanksgiving weekend

“#US cannabis sales hit record over Thanksgiving weekend” US cannabis sales hit record levels over the Thanksgiving weekend, prompting industry predictions the combination of COVID-19 anxiety and a trend toward legalization has triggered a permanent uplift in demand. After years of sluggish official sales, buying soared in early March and April when lockdowns began and consumers, fearing…

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#Ballot propositions nix progressive ideas — but OK drug use

#Ballot propositions nix progressive ideas — but OK drug use

“#Ballot propositions nix progressive ideas — but OK drug use” Voters even in strongly Democratic states just rejected progressive ideas in a host of ballot proposals. Perhaps most notably, Californians slapped down several initiatives, including a bid to expand rent control as well as Proposition 16, which would have lifted a decades-long ban on affirmative…

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