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Across New York, overdose deaths are skyrocketing. But state officials are stalling on an evidence-based model that works.

Cannabis and the Empire State Last Updated: 02/10/2021 2:48 pm Marijuana flower at Etain's growing facility in Chestertown. Currently licensed in New York to grow and sell medical marijuana, Etain is well positioned to enter the recreational cannabis market. Persistence pays off in politics, and as Governor Cuomo prepares to present a recreational cannabis bill in the upcoming legislative session for the third time in his tenure, the feeling in Albany is that it will happen this time around. Approximately 1.3 ...

Written by Office of Senator Harckham For Immediate Release Harckham Returns as Chair of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Committee for 2021-2022 Term Albany, NY – New York State Senator Pete Harckham announced today that he is returning as Chair of the Senate Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse for the 2021-2022 legislative term. He will also return as a member of the Committees on Environment Conservation and Energy and Telecommunications while also serving three other Senate Committees: Finance, Women’s Issues and Insurance. New York State Senate Majority Leader Andrea Ste...

ALBANY — Reflecting on 13 years in public office, Republican Sen. George Amedore encouraged state lawmakers to fight for upstate communities and for political balance in the Democratic-controlled Legislature in the next session as the retiring legislator looks ahead to a new chapter. Amedore, of Rotterdam, served as state senator for the 46th Senate District since 2014 and left office Dec. 31. The 46th Senate District encompasses a portion of Albany County, all of Montgomery and Greene counties, and portions of Schenectady and Ulster counties. Amedore is a second-generation owner and pre...