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Assemblywoman Glick Slams Report, Accuses Reporter of Smoking Pot

Assemblywoman Deborah Glick is dismissing as “fiction” a report alleging she is leading a coup of female lawmakers to depose Shelly Silver as Assembly speaker. The New York Post’s Fred Dicker reported...

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Skateboarder John Liu Wants to Legalize Weed in New York, But Not Smoke it

Former Congressman Anthony Weiner may have Big Thought Thursdays, but city Comptroller John Liu just had a big pot Wednesday. Mr. Liu, whose campaign took a major hit when he was denied matching funds...

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Which Mayoral Candidates Have Smoked Weed?

As the clock ticks down to the September 10 primary, it’s become high time the mayoral candidates address the topic of marijuana. Yesterday, City Comptroller John Liu rolled out a proposal to legalize...

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Albany Pot Grower Accidentally Kills Himself With Own Booby Trap

Thin wires can be dangerous. A pot grower in Albany was killed last weekend when he set off his own booby trap. Daniel Ricketts, 50, was almost decapitated after setting off a piano wire trap on his...

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Own a Piece of High Times

Paradise found! Finally, a stable investment in this uncertain media climate: for only $250,000, you can become a partial owner of marijuana mag High Times. Former editor and current shareholder Steven...

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Pols Begin Push to Legalize Marijuana in New York State

Riding high on optimism, State Senator Liz Krueger and a bevy of Democratic pols began a public push today to legalize and tax marijuana in New York State. Ms. Krueger will soon introduce legislation...

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I Feel Like a Number

As he prepares for his reelection campaign in earnest, Governor Cuomo has gotten religious on the matter of medical marijuana. Indeed, with the zeal of a convert and the stroke of his pen, the governor...

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Brooklyn Bounty: Photos of the Borough’s One-Time Marijuana Mecca

Talk about a Brooklyn joint. With the ongoing legislative battles over the legalization of marijuana, it’s almost too hard (or too easy) to believe that Brooklyn was once a mecca for marijuana growth....

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Holy Smokes! NYC’s Marijuana Supper Club Opens for High Rollers

This came from the smoking section. (Justin Walker) Smell that? That's the scent of Sinsemil.la opening up its doors as New York City's first marijuana menu-driven supper club. The restaurant released...

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‘Sorry’: Mayor Does Not Support New Yorkers Buying Weed at Their Bodegas

Bill de Blasio, slammed by some conservative critics for his lefty policy aspirations, is not flying high on one particularly ambitious marijuana proposal. The mayor stopped by the hip-hop station HOT...

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