No @nys_cannabis, MLK did not say , “I have a dream that my 4 little children will one day walk the streets smelling the liberating aroma of weed.” He would be appalled that little black and white children smoke dope all day, that the dope peddlers have taken over.
At the core of #NYcannabis is our dedication to economic growth & equity in NY, driven by MLK's vision, honored especially on #MLKDay.
Our focus on addressing past injustices reflects MLK's belief that providing opportunities for all is key to empowering our communities.
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At the core of #NYcannabis is our dedication to economic growth & equity in NY, driven by MLK's vision, honored especially on #MLKDay.
Our focus on addressing past injustices reflects MLK's belief that providing opportunities for all is key to empowering our communities.
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The state is actually putting up $50 million to sell dope.
“The state Office of Cannabis Management is shifting $5 million into the the new loan program from an existing $50 million fund set aside for DASNY.”
Why should any state money be paying for this? This is not just legalization; it's promotion. NY Gov. Kathy Hochul sets up $5M loan program to open licensed pot stores nypost.com/2023/06/07/kathy-… via @nypmetro
You should be regulating and controlling marijuana in a way to reduce the harms that legalization causes. You should not be cheerleaders for the addiction for profit industry. The gaming commission controls gambling, they don’t extoll the benefits of gambling.
.@news12bk Please remove the word medical from the headline and first paragraph. Your inaccurate reporting violates city health codes. There are already medical pot shops. You worsen the problem that an intoxicating drug is thought of as medicine. brooklyn.news12.com/amp/newl…
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It happens a lot in California and it will happen in New York, if it hasn't already been happening. Marijuana is a gateway to all drug abuse. everybrainmatters.org/2021/0…
Upside down world. Criminals go to front of line. But, I doubt illegal drug dealers will want a legal business when the realize they need to pay workers on the books, pay taxes, paid family & medical leave, paid covid leave 15 days per year. Better off to keep breaking the law.
New Yorkers busted for smoking or selling pot when it was illegal will go to the head of the line for legal-cannabis licenses—even before big companies operating retail shops in other states. w/@joycecutler @BLaw @business news.bloomberglaw.com/cannab…
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With ads as normalizing fentanyl use, this is what @nycHealthy wants for NYC. @EveryBrainMatt @JacquiBerlinn
The trend to the harm reduction approach has resulted in an explosion of OD deaths. Isn’t it ironic that those groups that think people can control the Earth’s climate are the same groups that think people can’t control their own behavior and recover. silive.com/news/2022/05/it-i…
“Harm reduction” increases harm
‘It is hard to see how this type of messaging is helpful,’ says @JoeBorelliNYC about @nycHealthy @MTA fentanyl campaign silive.com/news/2022/05/it-i…
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Then, the Gov @KathyHochul should know better than to promote drug use. She made her top priority speeding up the opening of pot shops. Drug use begets drug use. Instead of promoting pot, set up programs to encourage drug-free living. @learnaboutsam
The issue of #addiction is a personal one for Hochul, whose nephew died of an #overdose. @NickReisman explains.
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I’m confused. Does the law now require that we refer to recreational dope users as “patients?”
Praise the Lord and thank you @LizKrueger and @CPeoplesStokes
I know how heavy this load has been. I thank you both on behalf of hundreds of thousands of patients who will be benefited.
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It’s time to move on. If healthcare workers don’t want the vaccine, let people get it who want it.
.@NYGovCuomo says a regional breakdown shows New York City with lowest rate of vaccinations for its healthcare workers with only 13% receiving Covid vaccine so far.
Why should nursing homes be liable for actions that @NYGovCuomo and @HealthNYGov forced upon them? Shouldn’t Cuomo and Zucker be the ones who have to account for the nursing home deaths?
Health care interest groups are continuing to push back against a measure to rollback liability protections for nursing homes during the pandemic nystateofpolitics.com/state-…
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When government stops enforcing laws against looting, vandalism, lighting fireworks in the street, etc., they lose legitimacy to enforce any law. Hey, if it’s ok to tear down statues, steal and kill, what’s so bad about standing within 6 feet of another person?
NEWS: New York State is going to create its own "enforcement capacity" to supplement the local government’s enforcement," per @NYGovCuomo.
Cuomo is furious about an apparent lack of social distancing enforcement by local gov'ts.