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Last-Ditch State Senate Effort To Legalize Marijuana In New York Dead For Year Last-Ditch State Senate Effort To Legalize Marijuana In New York Dead For Year
Last-Ditch State Senate Effort To Legalize Marijuana In New York Dead For Year Marijuana smokers who were hoping to light up legally in New York will have to wait at least another year.  Efforts to legalize marijuana in the state died after marijuana advocates failed to convince state senators that legalization would not harm public health and safety. A last-ditch effort to push revised legislation through was unsuccessful overnight, multiple news outlets reported on Wednesday. Sen. Liz Krueger, a Democrat from Manhattan, said the issue is "dead for now." "This is only a delay, but that delay means countless lives will continue to be upended by unnecessary enfo…

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by Jon Craig
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Westchester May Become Latest County To Trash Plastic Bags, Foam Westchester May Become Latest County To Trash Plastic Bags, Foam
Westchester May Become Latest County To Trash Plastic Bags, Foam As people around the globe observe Earth Day on Sunday, Westchester County Legislators Kitley Covill and Nancy Barr are putting their environmental principles into action. On Thursday,  April 19, they proposed legislation to encourage the use of reusable bags and keep single-use plastic checkout bags out of the county’s streets, landfills and waterways. The legislation additionally takes aim at polystyrene foam, banning its use in food packing and other kinds of items packed in the county. “This is the first step toward a goal we all share -- to improve the environment by eliminating the p…

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by Jon Craig
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Ban On Plastic Bags, Fee For Carryout Bags Eyed For New York Ban On Plastic Bags, Fee For Carryout Bags Eyed For New York
Ban On Plastic Bags, Fee For Carryout Bags Eyed For New York Paper or plastic? You may no longer get a choice if Gov. Andrew Cuomo bans plastic bags. “It’s clear that we need to address the real environmental concerns caused by the proliferation of plastic ‎bags, and a ban is one of the options we’re reviewing,” Cuomo spokesman Richard Azzopardi said. Not so fast, one state lawmaker told this New York Post in this article: “The first step is that they should enforce what’s on the books,” said Sen. Simcha Felder who led a successful fight against New York City imposing a 5-cent fee on each plastic bag. “There’s a recycling bill that’s on the books th…

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by Jon Craig