Tag: New York City

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October 2, 2013
10/02/2013
Three-Year-Old Goes to School With 14 Bags of Weed

Three-Year-Old Goes to School With 14 Bags of Weed

If you haven’t already, check out this story about a toddler who went to school with a backpack full of weed in New York City. I had...
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September 30, 2013
09/30/2013
Latin American Leaders Talk Drug Reform at UN

Latin American Leaders Talk Drug Reform at UN

Once again, the United Nations’ General Assembly meeting in New York City has become a forum for calls for drug reform. Leaders from Latin America took the...
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August 30, 2013
08/30/2013
100,000 NYC Residents Could Benefit From Medical Cannabis

100,000 NYC Residents Could Benefit From Medical Cannabis

More than 100,000 New York City residents suffering from serious medical conditions, such as cancer and chronic pain, could benefit from legal access to cannabis therapy, according...
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August 29, 2013
08/29/2013
Great TV While High: Reggie Watts “Why Sh*t So Crazy?”

Great TV While High: Reggie Watts “Why Sh*t So Crazy?”

Reggie Watts is a sheer force of nature. A standup comedian with the skills set to be a both a music producer and MC/singer, Watts’ act combines...
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August 28, 2013
08/28/2013
Cory Booker Opens Stop-And-Frisk Data To The Public

Cory Booker Opens Stop-And-Frisk Data To The Public

Newark Mayor and Senate candidate Cory Booker has just begun testing an innovative solution to the racial problems plaguing law enforcement’s use of stop-and-frisk: hold officers accountable...
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August 19, 2013
08/19/2013
Legalizing Cannabis in NYC Would Yield $431 Million Annually

Legalizing Cannabis in NYC Would Yield $431 Million Annually

The regulation and taxation of marijuana for New York City residents age 21 and over would yield an estimated $431 million in annual savings and revenue, according...
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August 15, 2013
08/15/2013
John Liu Wants to Legalize Weed in New York City

John Liu Wants to Legalize Weed in New York City

Facing lagging poll numbers just a month out from primary elections, NYC Comptroller and 2013 mayoral candidate John Liu just played a political wildcard. Yesterday, he said he’d...
By: Andy Cush
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August 15, 2013
08/15/2013
Marijuana in the Race for New York City Mayor

Marijuana in the Race for New York City Mayor

The race to become the next mayor of New York City is one of the most publicized and followed of 2013 and the issue of marijuana has...
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August 14, 2013
08/14/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.08.13)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.08.13)

There’s trouble down South, and more out-of-control NYPD narcs cost the taxpayers. Let’s get to it: In New York City, NYPD narcs run amok in Queens have cost...
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August 13, 2013
08/13/2013
NYPD Hammered for Targeting Minorities With Stop and Frisk

NYPD Hammered for Targeting Minorities With Stop and Frisk

The New York City Police Department’s stop-and-frisk tactics that target minorities are unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Monday. The ongoing practice of stopping innocent minority youth –...
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August 13, 2013
08/13/2013
NY Post, NYPD Confirm: Weed Lollipops Won’t Get You High

NY Post, NYPD Confirm: Weed Lollipops Won’t Get You High

“Weed World vans around NYC are selling phony marijuana pops that don’t contain pot,” reads the New York Post headline, and below it, a banner screaming “EXCLUSIVE.” That paper’s intrepid...
By: Andy Cush
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July 25, 2013
07/25/2013
Great TV While High: High Maintenance, a Great Online Pothead Sitcom

Great TV While High: High Maintenance, a Great Online Pothead Sitcom

High Maintenance is the kind of show that proves the Internet is responsible for so many great things that probably wouldn’t have happened any other way. Created...
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July 25, 2013
07/25/2013
Obama Hints Support for Ray Kelly as Next Secretary of DHS

Obama Hints Support for Ray Kelly as Next Secretary of DHS

Ray Kelly, who has spent the last 12 years as New York City’s police commissioner, has been a topic of discussion recently for the upcoming vacancy for...
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July 18, 2013
07/18/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.16)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.07.16)

Two Virginia top cops copped to drug corruption offenses this past week, and that’s just for starters. There is more as well. Let’s get to it: In...
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June 17, 2013
06/17/2013
Feds Expected to Back Monitor of New York Police

Feds Expected to Back Monitor of New York Police

With a federal judge expected to order sweeping reforms to the New York Police Department’s stop-and-frisk program, the Justice Department reportedly plans to intervene. Trial completed in...
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June 17, 2013
06/17/2013
NYU Psilocybin Cancer Anxiety Study May Help Change Schedule I Status

NYU Psilocybin Cancer Anxiety Study May Help Change Schedule I Status

NYU is conducting a study, supporting earlier UCLA and Hopkins studies, that even a single does of psilocybin, a psychoactive compound found in magic mushrooms, had decreased cancer-related anxiety and increased patients’ sense of well-being,...
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June 7, 2013
06/07/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.05)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.06.05)

It’s judges gone wild! Plus sticky-fingered narcs, lying narcs, crooked deputies, and more! Let’s get to it: In Philadelphia, a Philadelphia police officer was arrested May 23 for stealing...
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June 6, 2013
06/06/2013
We Sent Bloomberg Studies Showing Medical Weed Is Not a Hoax

We Sent Bloomberg Studies Showing Medical Weed Is Not a Hoax

Last week, Michael Bloomberg called medical cannabis “one of the greatest hoaxes of all time,” ignoring countless scientific studies that have shown the plant’s usefulness in treating everything from cancer to HIV....
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June 4, 2013
06/04/2013
Medical Cannabis Is a “Hoax,” Says Bloomberg

Medical Cannabis Is a “Hoax,” Says Bloomberg

In case you need any clarifying on where Michael Bloomberg stands on weed, the mayor called medical cannabis a “hoax” on his WOR radio appearance Friday, before...
By: Andy Cush
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May 22, 2013
05/22/2013
This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.05.21)

This Week’s Corrupt Cops Stories (2013.05.21)

New York City seems indifferent to the costs imposed on it by rogue narcs, a Florida deputy gets popped for growing weed, a US Virgin Islands environmental...
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