Residents in Schenectady ponder marijuana law’s effect on public use | The Daily Gazette
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Top right to bottom right: Sabrina Whitman, Samuel Slick and Derrick Cole; Left: A marijuana plant - Brian Lee (right insets) File (left)
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And that was well before the recent state law made it OK, the 18-year-old city resident said.
Whitman motioned to a nearby grass field where she and others smoke pot regularly. She said she smokes cannabis there almost daily, adding that it helps with anxiety she experiences while riding the bus.
Whitman said she’s made friends with other smokers there. Occasionally, someone might tell them to stop, but mostly it’s accepted, she said.
Schenectady mayor urges patience with snow removal efforts | The Daily Gazette
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PETER R. BARBER/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Schenectady Engine 1 is stopped at Craig and Strong street for a medical on Hulett Stree in Schenectady Thursday, December 17, 2020. Roads were impassible so the paramedics had to walk to the scene.
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“We’re playing catchup with this storm,” McCarthy said. “It’s a record storm.”
The mayor acknowledged the sheer volume of snowfall, which dumped as much as three feet of snow in some localities in the Capital Region, resulted in the city being unable to clear some side streets.
“Our side streets are still not able to be in the shape we’d like them to be in,” McCarthy said.