While marijuana remains illegal in New York, statistics show that 1960s-era horror stories of pot smokers languishing for years behind bars for possession of a few joints is largely a thing of the past.
Local school districts are constantly looking for new ways to steer kids away from old vices.
When asked to examine weed’s impact on the nightlife of the Kingston area these days, what struck me was how many people had only positive things to say, some even arguing that it’s become a reverse gateway drug.
The term “edibles” encompasses far far more than Alice B. Toklas’ famous hash brownies. These days, weed can be made into any number of candies, cakes, cookies, breads, drinks, dishes — the only limit is imagination and skill.
The history of the troopers originates with a spectacular crime, a 1913 robbery/murder in Westchester County of a construction foreman delivering a payroll. The victim was able to identify his three assailants before dying from multiple gunshot wounds, but owing to the lack of a local police force, they escaped, never to be apprehended.
“Home is a sensation of relief … a place where you feel comfortable walking around in your pajamas … where there are people who one minute are driving you crazy, and the next minute you know they love you.” — from an essay by a Kingston High School student
Before allowing large events beyond Smorgasburg, planners need to consider the impact on the neighborhood.
President Trump’s proposed budget wants to scale back on a number of job training programs, including those aimed at helping seniors, disadvantaged young people and unemployed Americans.
But both the South Pine Street City Farm and the Kingston YMCA Farm Project are attempting to shift locals’ focus from their grocery carts to the benefits of cultivating and eating locally grown produce.
Johann Christoph Arnold, senior Bruderhof pastor and author of books on conflict resolution, marriage and death anxiety, died today after a months-long battle with cancer, according to a letter from Bruderhof Elder Paul Winter on the group’s website. He was 77.