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Trio Busted Selling Marijuana, Flavored Nicotine Products At Bellerose Terrace Business, Police Trio Busted Selling Marijuana, Flavored Nicotine Products At Bellerose Terrace Business, Police
Trio Busted Selling Marijuana, Flavored Nicotine Products At Bellerose Terrace Business, Police Three men are accused of selling marijuana out of a Long Island business. Nassau County Police narcotics detectives conducted an investigation at the Convenience and Smoke shop, located in Bellerose Terrace on Jamaica Avenue, on Thursday, Jan. 25. During their search, they allegedly found hundreds of bags or products containing THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, as well as products containing cannabis. They also recovered thousands of flavored nicotine products that were on display for sale and in a back room, police said. The following defendants were arrested and charged with two …

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by Michael Mashburn
Police & Fire
Employee Busted Selling Marijuana At Long Island Business, Police Say Employee Busted Selling Marijuana At Long Island Business, Police Say
Employee Busted Selling Marijuana At Long Island Business, Police Say An employee at a Long Island business is facing charges after allegedly selling marijuana without a license. Tarrell Miller, age 32, of Coram, was arrested following a Suffolk County Police search at Chico’s Smoke Shop, located in Coram on Route 112, on Wednesday, Aug. 30. According to police, investigators found a large quantity of cannabis and hemp products, along with unstamped cigarettes and flavored vape products. Miller is charged with the following: Two counts of unauthorized sale of cannabis products without a license Unlawfully dealing with a child Possessing or selling unstamp…

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Drug Lab: Owner Busted Making Meth At Long Island Business, Police Say Drug Lab: Owner Busted Making Meth At Long Island Business, Police Say
Drug Lab: Owner Busted Making Meth At Long Island Business, Police Say A Long Island business owner is accused of operating a methamphetamine laboratory in the same building that houses his company. Suffolk County Police officers were initially called at around 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, with reports of a burglary at the Quantitative Laboratories, located in Ronkonkoma on Pond Road. While searching the building for suspects, officers uncovered chemicals and equipment consistent with a methamphetamine operation, police said. Investigators also reported finding solid and liquid methamphetamine, along with ketamine, cocaine, and $40,000 in cash. The company’s …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
NY Seeing Spike In Kids Accidentally Eating Marijuana Edibles NY Seeing Spike In Kids Accidentally Eating Marijuana Edibles
NY Seeing Spike In Kids Accidentally Eating Marijuana Edibles Authorities in New York are warning of an increasing number of kids and teens accidentally consuming marijuana edibles. Calls to the Upstate New York Poison Center (NYPC) for children and teens 19 and younger consuming cannabis-containing food spiked nearly sixfold from 2019, the organization said. The change is even higher when looking at kids 5 and under. Calls for that age group topped 60 as of early August, compared to just seven calls three years prior. NYPC said it is on track to handle the highest number of cases for marijuana edibles in its 65-year history, for multiple reasons. …

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by Michael Mashburn
News
Can You Be Tested Or Fired For Smoking Pot? New York State Offers Guidance To Residents Can You Be Tested Or Fired For Smoking Pot? New York State Offers Guidance To Residents
Can You Be Tested Or Fired For Smoking Pot? New York State Offers Guidance To Residents The New York State Department of Labor has offered guidance to residents about cannabis use and the workplace. According to the department, employers are allowed to take action against an employee if the employee is impaired by cannabis while working. The state said there must be "specific articulable symptoms" of the employee's impairment that decrease the employee's ability to perform their job or interfere with the employer's ability to create a safe and healthy work environment. The department said these symptoms are defined as "objectively observable indications that the employee’s pe…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
NY Lawmakers Reach Deal To Legalize Pot For Recreational Use NY Lawmakers Reach Deal To Legalize Pot For Recreational Use
NY Lawmakers Reach Deal To Legalize Pot For Recreational Use New York State lawmakers have reached a deal to legalize recreational marijuana, with a bill expected to be passed as soon as next week as language on the legislation is finalized. When it's approved, “The Cannabis Law” legislation would create a new Office of Cannabis Management that will be controlled by a Cannabis Control Board, according to CNN. Under the legislation, board officials would provide licenses for each step of the supply chain: farming, processing, distribution, dispensaries, and retail "consumption" sites. The legislation will permit New Yorkers over the age of 21 to grow…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Queens Woman In Distress Attempts To Bite Officers, Police Say Queens Woman In Distress Attempts To Bite Officers, Police Say
Queens Woman In Distress Attempts To Bite Officers, Police Say A woman has been charged after police say she attempted to bite officers while she was in distress. Kaela Augustine, 26, of Queens, turned herself in to New Canaan Police on Monday, Dec. 2 at approximately 4:30 p.m. Police were dispatched to the area of Park Street near Pine Street on a report of a woman in distress inside a vehicle on Tuesday, Sept. 24. Officers attempted to make contact with the woman, later identified as Augustine, who was inside the vehicle with two young children, police say. Augustine was subsequently incoherent and uncooperative with officers during the investigati…

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by Valerie Musson