Staten Island Fentanyl Round Table With Rep. Malliotakis, Republican AG Candidate
Readers may remember our coverage of the fentanyl crisis on Staten Island, where with Assemblymember…
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Authorizing Privately-Funded Ballroom, Legislation Preventing Destruction Of Billion-Dollar Hemp Industry
Editor’s note: As other authors have pointed out, allowing the ballroom to be funded by…
President Trump’s Executive Order Speeds Access To, Research Of Psychedelic Drugs – Ibogaine, Psilocybin, LSD
President Trump’s Executive Order Speeds Access To, Research Of Psychedelic Drugs – Ibogaine, Psilocybin, LSD…
Staten Island’s Senator Seeks To Clarify Cannabis Law Measuring Error Regarding Schools, Preschools: Improperly Issued Licenses Now In Jeopardy
We recently provided some information from Mr. Bauchner specifically regarding the changes in legal…
For Staten Islanders Interested In Opioid Crisis’ Evolution, “Shuffle” Must-See Movie Review: Addiction ‘Treatment’ That Puts Patients On Endless Treadmill With No End In Sight: UPDATED
Readers may remember our discussion of the responsibility for the opioid addiction crisis that…
Local NJ Attorney Named Chair Of Cannabis Chamber Of Commerce For Northeast Region
Mandelbaum Barrett PC Partner Joshua S. Bauchner Named Chair of the Cannabis Chamber of Commerce – Northeast…
Changes To Hemp, CBD, Other Legal, Harmless Cannabis In New Agriculture Bill Passed As Part Of Continuing Resolution: Attorney Joshua Bauchner Weighs In
Editor’s note: As we’ve previously reported, cannabis and its derivatives have been shown to replace multiple…
Destroying A $2B Market: Congress Reopens Federal Government While Reigniting Prohibition
Congress Reopens the Government—and Reignites Prohibition Last night, the Senate passed a continuing resolution along…
Staten Island Records Largest Decrease In Overdose Deaths Among Boroughs: Citing Promising Data In NYC DOHMH Report
Staten Island Records Largest Overdose Death Decrease in New York City as DA McMahon Highlights Promising…
Prohibition Faces Same Issue With Drugs As It Did With Alcohol In Decades Past: It Goes Underground, Leaving Violence Only Way To Settle Disputes
Prohibitions Increase Violence By Jeffrey Miron Editor’s note: According to a previous editorial from CATO Institute,…
Staten Island’s Hotspotting Addiction Recovery Assistance Program Provides More Details: Alternative Therapies Not Currently Utilized May Be Incorporated In Future
We previously reported on the hotspotting program by SIUH here. We had some additional questions…
Opioid’s Real Crisis Isn’t Prescriptions: It Was Prohibition, With Death Toll Rising After Restrictive Laws Passed, Most Nonmedical Users Never Prescribed Pain Meds
The Real Opioid Crisis Isn’t Prescriptions–It’s Prohibition West Virginia’s overdose data prove it: Officials misunderstood…
Staten Island Walk For Recovery 2022, “Hotspotting” Surveillance For Opioid Overdose Reduction Successfully Piloted
Editor’s note: Readers may remember our coverage of the Facing Fentanyl awareness-raising event in Times…
Major Legal Win For NY Cannabis Licensees (Shops, Delivery Services) Regarding Preserving Their Rights During Administrative Proceedings
A major legal win for NY cannabis licensees – an update from Joshua Bauchner at…
Opening Doors to Cannabis Opportunity – Closing Illegal Smoke Shops Makes Room For Legitimate Operators: Mayor Adams
Community Op-Ed: Opening Doors to Opportunity Editor’s note: Readers may remember the lawsuit against many…
NY’s Cannabis Law Firm Mandelbaum Barrett PC Launches Resource Center for New York’s Hemp and Alternatives Community
Mandelbaum Barrett PC Launches Resource Center for New York’s Hemp and Alternatives Community Editor’s…
State Supreme Court Judge Rules In Favor Of Local Licensed Cannabis Stores Who Were Raided By Armed Agents, Products Confiscated
State Supreme Court Judge Rules In Favor Of Local Licensed Cannabis Stores Who Were Raided…
Stimulant Users Caught In Fatal ‘Fourth Wave’ Of Opioid Epidemic Due To Fentanyl Lacing Many Popular Illegal Drugs
Stimulant Users Are Caught in Fatal ‘Fourth Wave’ of Opioid Epidemic Lynn Arditi, The…
Facing Fentanyl: Recognizing Critical Signs Of Acute Opioid Poisoning, How To React When Narcan Isn’t Enough
Fentanyl Poisoning Is A Real Danger To People In Our Communities, Especially Unintentional Poisonings. …
Four Tons Of Seized Cannabis Product Destroyed As More Than 1,000 Unlicensed Shops Shut Down
MAYOR ADAMS DESTROYS FOUR TONS OF SEIZED CANNABIS PRODUCT AS “OPERATION PADLOCK TO PROTECT” SHUTS…
Narcan In All NYC Public Schools As Poisoning Overdoses Continue Increasing – Should More Staff Be Educated In Its Use?
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters Every…
Exclusive: Dangers, Prevalence Of Unintentional Fentanyl Poisoning By Way Of Other Drugs (Xanax, MDMA) – National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day By Facing Fentanyl
Times Square Takeover for National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day Editor’s note: Readers may remember…
Halting Flood Of Illicit Packages, Including Fentanyl, Into United States: New Legislation Cracks Down On Smuggling, Imports Made With Forced Labor
GILLIBRAND ANNOUNCES BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION TO HALT THE FLOOD OF ILLICIT PACKAGES AND FENTANYL INTO THE…
Failed Cannabis Rollout, Social “Equity” Fund: Internal Emails Showed Predatory Lending Agreements For Dispensary Owners Already Affected By Racial Justice Issues – Pols Call For Investigation
State Senators Call for Investigation of Cannabis Fund After Reading CITY Exposé State Sens. Liz…
Illegal Smoke, Cannabis Shops Ordered Closed, $6 Million In Fines, 3,800 Counts Of Violations “Operation Padlock To Protect”: Mayor Adams
MAYOR ADAMS ANNOUNCES 75 ILLEGAL SMOKE AND CANNABIS SHOPS ORDERED CLOSED, NEARLY $6 MILLION IN PENALTIES, AND…
Cannabis Must Be Stopped, Both Legal And Illegal: Dispensary Licenses Should Be Paused Until Every Illegal Shop Is Padlocked – BP Fossella
A Statement from Borough President Vito Fossella on Granting of New Dispensary Licenses in Midst…
Just Like Unscheduled Potentially Harmful Cigarettes, Alcohol, Cannabis Should Be Descheduled, Available For Use By All Adults Like Cigars, Whiskey
Beer, Wine, Whiskey, Cigars, and Cigarettes Are Not on the DEA’s List of Controlled Substances….
In Potential Blow To Emerging Cannabis Industry, President Biden Moves To Reschedule (Not Deschedule) Cannabis, Making It Accepted Prescription Medication
GILLIBRAND APPLAUDS BIDEN ADMINISTRATION MOVE TO RECLASSIFY MARIJUANA Editor’s note: Staten Islander News has previously…
Senator Scarcella-Spanton Secures $100,000 In Funding Investigative Cameras To Support Staten Island DA’s Office
Senator Scarcella-Spanton Secures $100,000 in Funding for Investigative Cameras to Support District Attorney Michael E….
Bipartisan Call By New York State Senators, Assemblymembers For Gov. Hochul To Declare Statewide Opioid Public Health Emergency
State Legislators Embrace DA McMahon’s Call for Governor to Declare an Opioid Public Health Disaster…
Staten Island DA McMahon Gives Insight To Fentanyl Overdose Task Force Duties, Responsibilities, Realities
When the Fentanyl and Overdose Task Force’s report was released, which can be found here,…
DA McMahon Announces Arrest In First-Of-Its-Kind Drug Smuggling Case Involving Transfer Of Fentanyl, Other Narcotics, Into Correctional Facilities Through Drug-Laced Court Paperwork
Richmond County District Attorney Michael E. McMahon Announces Indictment of Adam Kamagate, Curtis Braswell in…
Staten Island Fentanyl and Overdose Task Force Releases Final Report Detailing Life-Saving Measures, Recommendations To Address Crisis
District Attorney Michael E. McMahon, Borough President Vito J. Fossella, Members of the Staten Island…
Staten Island Fentanyl Overdose Task Force: DA McMahon, BP Fossella Announce Formation
District Attorney McMahon and Borough President Fossella to Form “Staten Island Fentanyl and Overdose Task…
While New US House Bill Seeks To Legalize Fentanyl Test Kits (Did You Know They Were Illegal?), Where Is Logic Behind Outlawing Drug Testing Kits Of All Kinds, Currently Restricted As “Paraphernalia”
Why Not Legalize All Drug Testing Equipment? This June, Rep. Sheila Jackson‐Lee (D‑TX) and more…
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison TO Charge All Four Officers In George Floyd’s Death; Elevates Chauvin Charge To Second-Degree Murder
Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General, will be announcing new charges against police officers responsible for…
Did Liberal NYS MJ Decrim Policy Increase Young People’s Chances of Covid-19 Complications?
Liberal policy with regard to decriminalizing marijuana in NYS, enacted by Governor Cuomo, may have…
Purdue Pharma, Source Of OxyContin Addiction Epidemic, Files For Bankruptcy Amid Settlement
Purdue Pharma, manufacturer of the ill-famed OxyContin (oxycodone) synthetic opioid responsible for sparking the addiction…
CDC: STOP VAPING! Fake THC Vapes Common Denominator In Deadly Pulmonary Condition
The following piece has been syndicated for publication from Cannabistical.com.The fact that we have now…
Surgeon General’s Warning: Pot Dangerous, Causes Physical Dependence, Has No Medical Value!
The following article appeared today in Cannabistical.com, and is syndicated here at StatenIslander.Org with full…
President Trump Gets Serious About Halting Fentanyl Flow From China, Orders Search of All Inbound Chinese Packages
While illegal drugs have certainly been a product smuggled across our porous southern border, in…