Pot advocates spar with Kathy Hochul over cannabis management
A coalition of 18 cannabis industry advocates argues that current regulators are not elevating New York's market to a higher status and urges Gov. Kathy Hochul to seek new guidance from the Office of Cannabis Control with experience in cannabis businesses. requesting that a person be appointed. But Hochul's office countered that the same advocacy […]
NY smokin’ it with pot sales, nears $1 billion mark
It's a milestone for stoners. Marijuana sales in New York state are on track to reach the $1 billion mark since the legal market launched two years ago, state officials told the Post. “These numbers clearly demonstrate that New York is back for business. There is strong momentum behind the market right now,” said John […]
Missouri teacher gave students money, pot, booze for sex
A married Missouri substitute teacher has been charged with providing money, alcohol and marijuana to students, including having sex with a boy she slept with on a gravel road, police said. Carissa Jane Smith, 30, of Dixon, offered money to students in exchange for having sex or allowing oral sex to keep quiet about the […]
Veteran’s Day outrage as disabled NY vets are being shafted over pot licenses: ‘Totally unacceptable’
That's not the way to thank military heroes! Disabled veterans in New York state are seeing red instead of ganga green on the eve of Veterans Day. The group is outraged that they have been given just 3.5% of the state's cannabis licenses issued so far, even though they should have been given priority. It […]
Teacher accused of having sex with 13-year-old student and giving him pot
A Los Angeles special education teacher is accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student in his car and giving marijuana to minors, and police believe there may be other victims. Colleen Jo Matarico, 43, of Valley Village, was arrested Thursday and charged with child sexual abuse and furnishing marijuana to a minor. According to […]
Kamala Harris Promises To Get Americans In Pot Business After Overseeing Nearly 2,000 Weed Convictions
Vice President Kamala Harris, who oversaw nearly 2,000 marijuana-related convictions as San Francisco's top prosecutor, is now promoting legal cannabis entrepreneurship for the American people. Harris is played Her experience as a campaign prosecutor includes overseeing more than 1,900 marijuana-related convictions in San Francisco during her tenure as District Attorney for the City of San […]
‘Unimaginable’: Woman ‘casting spells’ accused of dismembering her mother, cooking her remains in a pot
A Kentucky woman is accused of murdering her mother, dismembering her body and cooking it in a pot until it was “scorched,” authorities said. Kentucky State Police arrested Trilena Mae Fields, 32, of Mount Olivet, on October 10th. “Whatever witchcraft was, but I heard she was into it.” Fields was originally charged with obstruction of […]
Why Elon Musk can’t stand bureaucrats and loves to stir the pot
To Americans, and probably to many others as well, Elon Musk's attitude and actions are something of a mystery. They ask why a billionaire acts the way he does. Why does he have such a strange sense of humor? “Why does he say that?” they ask, irritated. Many of the Tesla CEO's comments seem deliberately […]
California pot shops can serve food and drinks like in Amsterdam ‘cafes’ under new bill
Under a new bill signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week, Californians will be able to eat, drink and revel in Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes. Starting Jan. 1, cities in the Golden State can allow marijuana dispensaries to serve customers fresh hot food and non-alcoholic beverages and host live concerts and comedy shows. “Cannabis […]
NYC sheriff’s office raided by DOI as part of probe into Anthony Miranda, illegal pot shop cash seizures: sources
Officials told The Post that the Department of Investigation on Thursday raided the Queens Sheriff's Office as part of an investigation into Sheriff Anthony Miranda and his office's handling of illegal potshot cash seizures. I searched the house. Days after the investigation was tipped off, the DOI seized body camera footage during a search of […]