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…
Tag: opioid addiction
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 Elected Officials Urge Mayor Mamdani To Renew Opioid Settlement Funding For Island: Lives Are Being Saved From Overdoses
STATEN ISLAND ELECTED OFFICIALS URGE MAYOR MAMDANI TO RENEW OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDING “As these funds…
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,…
Hear From The Mayor, Speeding Affordable Housing Creation, Bond Sales, Opioid Lawsuits, Opposing Military In Cities, Protecting Counterterrorism Funding For NYC
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Address At UN, Hear From the Mayor, Speeding Affordable Housing Creation, Pursuing…
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…
On Staten Island: Samaritan Daytop Foundation Announces 18th Annual Golf Invitational, Dinner To Support Those Recovering From Addiction Next Month
A Day on the Green with a Deeper Purpose: Samaritan Daytop Foundation Announces 18th Annual…
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…
NYC Health + Hospitals Introduces Program To Enhance Addiction Services In South Bronx
NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS ANNOUNCES NEW HOTSPOTTING PROGRAM TO ENHANCE ADDICTION SERVICES IN THE SOUTH…
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…
Kensington, Pennsylvania: Providing Glimpse Into New Policing Tactics Using Targeted Intelligent Investigations To Combat Opioid Epidemic
Precision policing: The Kensington Initiative’s targeted approach to combating the opioid epidemic by ZACHARY PORRECA…
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…
Mayor Adams Historic Indictment: Mayor Adams, Marianne Pizzitola, Citizens United, Rep. Malliotakis Weigh In
Below, politicians, activists, and the mayor himself respond to the recent announcement of the Grand…
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. …
New East River Park Ballfields, Delancey St Bridge As Part Of ESCR; Commissioner Caban Resigns; Opioid Prevention, Treatment Annual Budget Increased To $50M Due To New Settlement; Flood Mitigation Strategies: NYC Mayor
MAYOR ADAMS OPENS NEW EAST RIVER PARK BALLFIELDS, DELANCEY STREET BRIDGE AS PART OF EAST…
Erosion Of Informed Consent, Devastating Impact On Medicine, Healing:What Is Real And Fake In Today’s Medical Field
Erosion of Informed Consent in Medicine: What Is Real And Fake In Today’s Medical Field…
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…
RESEARCH: How Gov’t Regulation Accidentally Caused The Opioid Epidemic: CATO Institute Research Paper
Overdosing on Regulation: How Government Caused the Opioid Epidemic Editor’s note: Staten Islander News just…
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…
Opioid Funding Comes To Staten Island Providers: Asm. Pirozzolo, Local Politicians Make Announcement
Last week, Asm. Pirozzolo and his local political colleagues held a press conference during which…
Staten Island Has Most Opioid Deaths In City But Was Excluded From Opioid Settlement Fund: Asm. Pirozzolo Announces Recipient Organizations Of $12M In State Funding
Pirozzolo Announces Awardees of Staten Island’s Exclusive Share of Opioid Settlement Funding Editor’s note: Staten…
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….
Local Politicians Call On DEA, Attorney General To Deschedule Marijuana, End Restrictive Policies On Cannabis
IN HARLEM, GILLIBRAND CALLS ON ATTORNEY GENERAL AND DRUG ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION TO DESCHEDULE MARIJUANA HARLEM,…
Sen. Gillibrand Urges DEA To Expedite Process Of Rescheduling Marijuana To Schedule III
Similarly to President Biden, Sen. Gillibrand believes marijuana should be reclassified under Schedule III. GILLIBRAND…
Staten Island DA McMahon Recognizes National Overdose Awareness Day This Morning
Staten Island District Attorney’s Office, NYPD, Survivors, and Local Treatment Providers to Recognize National Overdose…
Asm. Pirozzolo Provides Update To Constituents On Work He Has Been Doing Over First Year Of Assembly Term
Sam Pirozzolo Provides Update To Constituents On Victories, Actions In First Term As your Assemblyman,…
Staten Island’s NYS Asm. Pirozzolo Working For Constituents To Obtain Funding From Initial Round Of Opioid Settlement For Hard-Hit Hospitals On The Island
NYC FINALLY ACKNOWLEDGES GAP OF OPIOID SETTLEMENT FOR Staten Islanders An Op-Ed by Assemblyman Sam…
NY’s Senator Gillibrand Pushes For Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill To Enhance Banking Access For Legal Cannabis Businesses
GILLIBRAND PUSHES FOR BIPARTISAN, BICAMERAL BILL TO ENHANCE BANKING ACCESS FOR LEGAL CANNABIS BUSINESSES WASHINGTON,…
Cannabis Holds Promise For Pain Management, Reduces Need For Opiod Painkillers. Neuropharmacologist Explains How This Works
Cannabis holds promise for pain management, reducing the need for opioid painkillers – a neuropharmacology…
First Overdose Prevention Center Service In The Nation Opens In NYC Today
Overdose Prevention Center services offer safe, clean places where people who use drugs can access…
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…