Illegal marijuana sales are going to disappear in New York, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said Tuesday at a press conference.
More than 400 letters were sent from the Prosecutor’s Office to the owners of this type of fraudulent business to warn them that they will be evicted if they do not stop selling marijuana.
“The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office is prepared to use its civil authority to require landlords and landlords to initiate eviction proceedings against commercial tenants who are engaged in illegal trade or business,” the letter read.
“They have been put on notice,” emphasized the Manhattan prosecutor
The official also warned to the face that his office “will work with law enforcement partners to prosecute those crimes.”
This is especially true in those cases that justify criminal charges, such as: “tax evasion, money laundering or sale of cannabis and other narcotics to minors.”
“It is time for the operation of unlicensed cannabis dispensaries to end… They have been put on notice,” prosecutor Alvin Bragg told the media.
For his part, Mayor Eric Adams had already said on the Upper West Side: “You can’t just open a store and sell marijuana.”
“These products are not tested. In some cases, they could be mixed with fentanyl. These are dangerous products,” the New York City authority said.
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In this chapter of Unknown Medicine, Dr. Juan travels to southern California to investigate how medical marijuana is used, what are some of its benefits, and the controversy surrounding its legalization.
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The use of marijuana is one of the most controversial issues of our time, not only from a medical but also a legal point of view.
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But, marijuana has not always been an illicit drug. Its use as a medicinal remedy dates back as far as 5,000 years to the time of the ancient Chinese doctors.
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Until the end of the 19th century, its use was considered a reliable treatment against pain, as well as against many other diseases.
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But for most of the world’s governments today, marijuana is a drug with no medicinal value, so using it for healing purposes is illegal.
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The US government considers it a highly addictive and dangerous drug. Possession of marijuana is considered a felony and those convicted face fines and imprisonment.
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In recent decades there has been a growing movement to legalize its medicinal use. In 1996 California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana, followed by Oregon, Washington and seven more states.
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Upon his arrival in Los Angeles, Dr. Juan went to Buds & Roses, a medical marijuana dispensary with the aim of discovering how the process of acquiring marijuana through this route works.
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There he met Aaron Justis, the president of the Buds & Roses cooperative, who explained the different types of medical marijuana they grow and sell, and who can legally buy it.
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According to Aaron, to acquire the medical marijuana product, the patient must be recommended by his doctor and in this way he can be treated in the cooperative.
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For Dr. Juan, some names of the strains were curious, but Aaron explained that it is the growers who designate these names to make them more accessible to a market language than to a strictly medical language.
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Aaron also explained to Dr. Juan that there are different ways to ingest medical marijuana, whether through cannabinoid pills or in the form of tea.
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Then, Dr. Juan went to the strain development center where he met Tyler Wadleigh and Kyle Kushman, who explained the ins and outs of the manual process of growing the marijuana plant in the cooperative.
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Wadleigh and Kushman also explained to the doctor why Indica and Sativa varieties are in demand among patients who use marijuana for medicinal purposes.
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The growers of Buds & Roses also expressed their opinion about the future of marijuana and the projection that this plant will have, not only within the medical field but also in social life.
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Doctor Juan’s next stop was at the WercShop marijuana laboratory, where he met the scientist Sytze Elzing, who explained how quality control is done so that customers consume a safe and standardized product.
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Elzing also explained what was related to the tests of marijuana samples to determine the concentration of THC, CVD and in some cases if it could be affected by the use of pesticides.
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Then, Dr. Juan met Oscar Ortiz, WercShop’s analytical chemist and patient who uses marijuana for back pain, and who gave him an on-site demonstration of the effectiveness of the treatment with this plant.
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Ortiz also explained to Dr. Juan the difference between smoking and ingesting marijuana, since the stomach takes longer to absorb THC when taken orally, while when the effect is smoked it lasts much longer.
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Immediately afterwards, Dr. Juan went to Dr. Paul Ironside’s clinic, where he was informed of the entire recommendation process that is carried out with patients in order to prescribe the use of marijuana.
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However, to investigate the legal angle, Dr. Juan met with the retired police lieutenant, Diana Goldstein, who offered her opinions about how marijuana is torn between the controversy of its illegality and the discoveries of science. .
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Following the course of the investigation, shortly afterward, Dr. Juan also met with Dr. Reginald Ajakwe and Dr. Raymond Tatevossian, who told him about other insights into the use of marijuana.
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According to Dr. Juan, the controversy over medical marijuana has become more political and philosophical than scientific, beyond the success story of the use of marijuana as a medicine to improve health.
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Finally, Dr. Juan collected the testimony of a family where the use of marijuana changed the life of an autistic child.
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Although marijuana is a gift of nature, Dr. Juan thinks that it is not a sufficient argument for those who support the use of medical marijuana, but when compared to tobacco use, which is legalized, the difference is notable. .
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On the other hand, Dr. Juan believes that there are results and scientific evidence with the use of medical marijuana to categorize it as a drug, but advancing further on this issue would imply focusing more on science and scientific research rather than on politics.
