Legal Marijuana Offers Harmful, Empty Promises By JULIE DOSTAL • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com This is not your parents’ weed. Information and data from states that have legalized marijuana should give New Yorkers reason to pump the brakes on taxed, regulated recreational use. Legalization of the 2020 version of cannabis is not about consenting adults discretely smoking a joint in the privacy of their home. It is about an industry-driven, full-on commercialization with pot shops, pot advertisements, pot sponsorships, and pot…
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This Year, Enjoy Lights-A-Palooza! by LIBBY CUDMORE • Special To AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA –Julie Dostal knows the importance of family traditions at the holidays. “When I was growing up (in Atlanta), my mom and dad piled us all in the car and drove us around town to ooh and aah at the Christmas lights,” said LEAF Inc.’s executive director “I know a lot of people who have that same awesome memory with their families.” Now, LEAF is putting together The Great…
BIKERS TAKE NON-ALCOHOL PLEDGE Legion Riders Roll Out With ‘Dry Run’ Patch Seventy-six of American Legion Riders, Nam Knights and The Red Knights, took off from Oneonta’s American Legion Post 242 this morning on the 2nd annual Foliage Ride, to benefit LEAF. The ride also drew attention to a new “Dry Run” patch adopted this year, signifying their rides are alcohol-free. Created by the riders Assistant Director Chris Chase, the patch is gaining popularity in the region, and efforts are…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JULY 30 Opening Day At Otsego County Fair FAIR OPENING – Noon. Celebrate opening of the Fair with NY State Sire Stake Harness Racing, Fire Service/School Band Parade, fireworks show, much more. Otsego County Fair, 48 Lake St., Morris. 607-263-5289 or visit www.otsegocountyfair.org…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for SATURDAY, JUNE 22 Music Of West Africa WORLD MUSIC – 8 p.m. – Contemporary West African music performed by world-renowned vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Sona Jobarteh at West Kortright Center. $28 Non-members($32 day of); $24 Members ($28 day of); $10 under 19; free 8 and under. 49 W Kortright Church Rd, East Meredith. Info, (607) 278-5454, www.westkc.org…
EDITORIAL Legal Marijuana Will Enslave Many A visitor to Otsego County from Vermont a few days ago described what seems to be a sensible end to marijuana prosecutions in the Green Mountain State. Smoking pot has been legalized in a number of states. Folks who smoke it are allowed to grow enough for their own use. So it then comes as no surprise to find that some people may buy cannabis seeds from weed-seeds.ca, for example, in the hopes of…
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HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for TUESDAY, JULY 24 Music, Literature, Bill Murray SPECIAL PERFORMANCE – 8 p.m. One night program featuring chamber music and literature with cellist Jan Vogler, pianist Vanessa Perez, and violinist Mira Wang performing selections from Bach, Schubert, and readings from Walt Whitman and James Fenimore Cooper. Also including Bill Murray (Ghost Busters, Lost in Translation, Moonlight Kingdom, etc.). Glimmerglass Festival, 7300 St. Hwy. 80, Cooperstown. 607-547-2255 or visit glimmerglass.org/events/bill-murray-jan-vogler-and-friends-new-worlds/ CONCERT – 7 p.m. Dyer Switch Band performs traditional tunes from 1st-generation…