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Woman Forces Her Way Into Area Home, Threatens Resident With Knife, Police Say Woman Forces Her Way Into Area Home, Threatens Resident With Knife, Police Say
Woman Forces Her Way Into Area Home, Threatens Resident With Knife, Police Say The investigation into a home burglary in the Hudson Valley led to the arrest of a woman who allegedly threatened a homeowner with a knife before making off with medical marijuana, State Police said. New York State Police troopers in Sullivan County responded to a home on Route 52 in Liberty on Thursday, July 16, where there was a report of an armed robbery. Police said that Liberty resident Jennifer Medina, forced her way into the home and threatened an occupant with a knife, demanding money and drugs. She allegedly left after taking medical marijuana. The investigation into the armed rob…

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by Zak Failla
Politics
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
Politics
Cuomo Says He'll Push To Legalize Marijuana For Recreational Use Cuomo Says He'll Push To Legalize Marijuana For Recreational Use
Cuomo Says He'll Push To Legalize Marijuana For Recreational Use New York is going to get a little greener if Gov. Andrew Cuomo has his wish. Cuomo announced that legalizing the adult use of marijuana is near the top of his legislative priorities in 2019during a speech in Manhattan Monday, previewing his January annual State of the State address.  He also vowed to pass the Child Victim’s Act, strengthen gun laws and re-evaluating the current cash bail system in jails and prisons. Currently, New York only allows the use of medical marijuana companies, with several dispensaries operating in the Hudson Valley. Earlier this year, Cuomo put together a g…

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by Zak Failla
Business
Orange County's First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Now Open Orange County's First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Now Open
Orange County's First Medical Marijuana Dispensary Now Open Some patients are surprised when they pass through a secure door and enter the lighted main room at Curaleaf New York’s medical-marijuana dispensary in the Town of Newburgh. Others are just grateful. “We’ve had people hug us,” Lanett Austin, manager of human resources and community relations for Curaleaf, told the Middletown Times-Herald-Record.  “We knew there was a need for this dispensary." Curaleaf became the first medical marijuana dispensary in Orange County when it opened two weeks ago at 8 North Plank Road in the Town of Newburgh as reported here by Daily Voice. Curaleaf's ne…

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by Daily Voice
News
Hudson Valley's Newest Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens In Orange County Hudson Valley's Newest Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens In Orange County
Hudson Valley's Newest Medical Marijuana Dispensary Opens In Orange County Pot for medical needs is sweeping the nation, and now the Hudson Valley. Orange County has announced that its first medical marijuana dispensary has opened in Newburgh,  serving about 45,000 patients, according to multiple reports.  Curaleaf New York announced the opening of its new medical marijuana, which is the first to open following the New York State Department of Health’s expansion of its medical marijuana program. The dispensary is located at 8 North Plank Road, which is a five-minute drive from the intersection of I-87 and I-84.  Etain Health operates a medical marijuana dispensa…

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by Jon Craig
Politics
Sweeping New York Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Marijuana Policy Sweeping New York Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Marijuana Policy
Sweeping New York Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration Marijuana Policy Yet another courtroom battle promises to pull the White House into the legal spotlight on Wednesday as key arguments are heard in Manhattan in a lawsuit challenging the Trump Administration’s marijuana policy while seeking to legalize pot under federal law. Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein is taking the case seriously: At a hearing in September, Hellerstein said he would give the matter prioritized attention, setting it ahead of his other cases, according to this report in The New York Times. Marijuana activists from across the country are expected to show up at the Courthouse on Wednesday when a…

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by Jon Craig