President Biden on Friday commuted the sentences of nearly 2,500 convicted criminals — setting a new record for most individual pardons and commutations ever issued by a president.
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Wu-Tang Clan rapper Method Man allegedly involved in assault at Staten Island Crunch Fitness
The alleged assault was the result of a relationship the alleged 28-year-old victim had with the rapper’s daughter.
Rats in police evidence lockers are getting high on seized drugs — and putting cases in jeopardy
Drugged-up Texas rodents have reportedly been gobbling up marijuana and magic mushrooms stored as evidence in police precincts, potentially putting hundreds of cases in jeopardy, reports said.
Licensed NYC pot shops sue state in turf war over competition: ‘Rug … pulled out from under us’
Four licensed city pot shops have sued the state, claiming its cannabis regulators broke the law by allowing other weed dispensaries to operate within a 1,000-feet buffer zone designed to limit their competition.
JB Pritzker blasts Chicago mayor’s team for skipping scheduled calls, being reclusive amid hemp bill battle
Reeling from a recent defeat on hemp legislation, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker lashed out at his fellow Democrat, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson who had publicly pushed to tank the bill.
New York is seeing the hidden toll of legal weed: violence, psychosis and mayhem
A recent chain of violent incidents linked to marijuana and synthetic cannabinoids in the streets and subways of New York raise the question of whether our laissez-faire legalization experiment is working.
NYC legal weed shop landed $7M in sales in 2024 — nearly two decades after the owner was locked up for selling marijuana
Marte, who was busted on a drug conviction in 2009 that landed him a seven-year prison sentence, now projects his booming business will bring in $12 million this year, boasting an $800,000 monthly profit, the outlet reported.
How New York’s YIVO Institute is keeping Yiddish culture alive
YIVO is celebrating its centenary.
Growing like a weed: Legal cannabis shops in NY will soar to sky-high 625 in 2025, regulators say
The Empire State’s legal cannabis industry is going to grow like a weed this year.
California DUI suspect busted in Rolls-Royce — with baby monkey wearing a onesie sitting in front seat
No monkey business allowed.