cannabis

NY lawmakers agree to legalize recreational marijuana
News
MARINA VILLENEUVE, JENNIFER PELTZ and KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press 
Mar 28, 2021
ALBANY — New York is poised to join a growing number of states that have legalized marijuana after state lawmakers reached a deal to allow sales of th...
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Held in high esteem
Health
Bill Jones 
Dec 08, 2020
A natural drug once seen as taboo by mainstream America may now be poised to help battle the country’s opioid crisis. From 1999-2018, 450,000 people i...
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Cannabis Caution
Health
Jason Maholy 
May 20, 2020
Michigan voters in November 2018 passed a ballot measure that legalized cannabis for recreational use, making the Great Lakes State the first in the M...
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Opioid Epidemic
Health
Jackson A. Thomas 
Jan 14, 2020
In 2017, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services declared a public health emergency, and it announced a five-point strategy to battle the opi...
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Legalizing pot not so simple for NY
Commentary, Local Columnists, New York
Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
Jun 03, 2019
Given the relative wave of blue states legalizing marijuana, from California to Colorado to Massachusetts, one would have thought that progressive-con...
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NY weed dreams going up in smoke
Commentary, New York
TOM WROBLESKI Staten Island Advance 
Mar 27, 2019
NEW YORK (TNS) — A couple of months ago, legalization of recreational marijuana in New York state looked like it was on a fast track. Today, it looks ...
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Police reports 3/20/19
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Mar 20, 2019
Olean Police • Sunday, 9:11 p.m., no injuries were reported from a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of West Henley and South Seventh streets. ...
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