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New York landlords will have more power to evict tenants for “customarily or habitually” selling marijuana without a license—and will face hefty fines if they don’t evict them.
By @A_Lekhtman:
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"Since the bill’s introduction to the Senate on March 20, word has spread like wildfire. In the 30-plus years I’ve been incarcerated—and there are nearly 1,000 of us who have now been in Georgia state prisons that long—this is a first."
By Jimmy Iakovos:
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The legislation would ban tobacco sales to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009. It would then increase the legal age of purchase by one year, every year—no one turning 15 in 2024 will ever be able to buy regulated tobacco products.
By @KiranSidhu41:
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“The main problem with the Tobacco & Vapes Bill is that the #smoking measures apply to people who're never going to get sick & die from smoking. #Vapes are already solving the smoking problem in younger people," says @Clive_Bates in @KiranSidhu41's latest
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“It only takes a small percentage of adult or youth vapers reverting to smoking, or people who smoke deciding not to switch from combustible tobacco, to dwarf any benefits the government hopes will arise.”
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"If this becomes law, everyone eligible for the hearing will request it. Everyone. Some may just want to be looked in the eye when they’re told to try again in eight years, but all of us have questions only the Parole Board can answer."
By Jimmy Iakovos:
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The #Vermont Overdose Prevention Center (#OPC) bill heads to the Senate floor within days. Over 500 Vermonters signed a letter of support & over 50 organizations urged Senators to join Rhode Island in moving forward
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ICYMI: NYers have right to #addictiontreatment in jails/prisons, but as LAC atty puts it, “Ppl still don’t have access to all meds. It's very important ppl have immediate access bc withdrawal can start in a matter of hrs...” via @Filtermag_orgbit.ly/3VZI9wI
‘NY Cases Underline Harms of Drug Testing During Pregnancy’
“Drug testing during or after pregnancy is still widespread in the United States. Consent is legally required in many contexts, but that’s often ignored…”
filtermag.org/ny-cases-drug-… by @TanaGaneva for @Filtermag_org
In some cases, if an inspection shows that unlicensed storefront poses an “imminent threat to health and safety” law enforcement can padlock it on the spot. Tampering with the padlock will be punishable as a misdemeanor.
By @A_Lekhtman:
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“I reached out to about six different people, and said ‘Am I wrong here? Does this sound terrifying?’” said Utah State Senator @jennifer_plumb. “Folks in recovery, who work in harm reduction with me...we all had this same [worry].”
By @A_Lekhtman:
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"Tobacco harm reduction is not yet widely available here. As far as laws go, Rwanda has none specifically regarding nicotine vapes, though regulations do prohibit advertising of heated tobacco products or nicotine replacement therapy."
By Gabriel Oke:
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As of this morning, the amended version of H.72 has received favorable reports from two Senate committees. It proposes just one safe consumption site, located in Burlington.
By @badlin:
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