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Tag: New York
New York Counties Skeptical Of Marijuana Legalization
In the more rural counties upstate, sheriffs and others are concerned about the effect that marijuana legalization will have on road safety.
New York Launches Campaign To Promote Addiction Treatment Resources
The “Know Your Facts” campaign will promote information about addiction treatment resources, insurance coverage and support systems.
New York Should Use Marijuana Taxes to Repair Subways, Report Says
One NYU professor makes the case for why the state should use marijuana tax revenue to fund the MTA’s Fast Forward plan to fix the popular transportation system. For New York City residents, the simple act of taking the subway can come with a host of problems: long delays in crowded, poorly ventilated and aging… Continue reading New York Should Use Marijuana Taxes to Repair Subways, Report Says
New York's Opioid Prescription Monitoring System Needs Improvement
The newly re-elected State Comptroller has found some major issues with the opioid prescription monitoring system. An audit of the New York State opioid prescription monitoring database found that patients in treatment for opioid dependency may have received potentially dangerous opioid prescriptions outside of their treatment programs. Newly re-elected State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli issued a… Continue reading New York's Opioid Prescription Monitoring System Needs Improvement
Is New York City Handing Out Harsher Penalties For THC Oil Possession?
A new report reveals a major contradiction in the city’s ongoing efforts to reform marijuana enforcement. Getting caught with a cartridge of THC oil can land you in jail in New York City—despite city officials’ promise to decriminalize marijuana offenses. A new report by The Appeal highlights the disparity in the city’s enforcement of possession… Continue reading Is New York City Handing Out Harsher Penalties For THC Oil Possession?
You Can't Keep It Unless You Give It Away
The responsibility to give honestly is my job; the responsibility to take honestly is theirs and not for me to determine. I could go crazy trying to decide which homeless person is worthy and which is not. It’s one of the odd truths about life in New York City that some days a homeless person… Continue reading You Can't Keep It Unless You Give It Away
Prohibition Party Reignites Anti-Alcohol Campaign In New York
The state party is focused on pushing back on New York’s flourishing alcohol industry. Seems like alcohol prohibition didn’t die with the 21st Amendment. In fact, support for the idea is alive and well in New York state, where a small group of prohibitionists are reigniting the fight for temperance. The Prohibition Party of New… Continue reading Prohibition Party Reignites Anti-Alcohol Campaign In New York
Child Brings Crack Home From Daycare, Thinking It Was A Tooth
The child was brought to the hospital after telling her mother she had put the “teeth” in her mouth. A four-year-old in New York was taken to the hospital after inadvertently bringing cocaine home from daycare, telling her mom that she thought it was a tooth. Sabrina Straker’s daughter Serenity said that another child at… Continue reading Child Brings Crack Home From Daycare, Thinking It Was A Tooth
Mental Health Education Now Required In New York Schools
New York is the first state to require mental health education in all grades. This fall, New York schools became the first in the U.S. to teach mandatory mental health education to students of all ages. “All schools” across New York state are now required to teach mental health literacy in health class in elementary… Continue reading Mental Health Education Now Required In New York Schools