Would-be City Council aid Jasmin Reggler, views the city’s policy on marijuana use as unusually strict for the Warren administration, given the mayor’s support for cannabis legalization.
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Cuomo’s new cannabis bill is a mixed baggie, advocates say
Where revenues from cannabis will go remains among the biggest sticking points to the legislation.
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Rochester RazorSharks say pot and pro sports are a slam dunk
The Rochester RazorSharks, the city’s minor-league basketball team, have agreed to actively advocate for the legalization of cannabis in a deal thought to be the first of its kind.
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Feedback 10/5
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Analysis finds racial disparity in pot arrests
Blacks in Monroe County are 6.5 times more likely than whites to be arrested for possessing pot, says an analysis released today by the New York Civil Liberties Union. The organization looked at marijuana arrests in counties across New York from 2001 to 2010. It found that, statewide, blacks are 4.5 times as likely as […]
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Cuomo’s high-energy, jam-packed State of the State speech
Governor Andrew Cuomo does not lack ideas for New York State. In fact, he’s got a 300-plus page book full of them. During his State of the State address this afternoon, Cuomo laid out his agenda for the next year. He listed off new initiatives for economic development, incentives for state school districts to extend […]
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Reader Feedback 9.14.05
Gannett and the Guild, Katrina’s aftermath, pot truth
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Oh Ricky
I stood in the Bills’ locker room after a practice, sort of listening to what Ruben Brown was saying, but paying more attention to the things in his locker. The lockers have no doors, so I sometimes quickly examine them to get a glimpse into pro football players’ souls. Usually, there’s little of interest. Many […]
