As mental health problems soared during pandemic lockdowns, thousands of New Yorkers who use cannabis ended up in ERs. Here's what we know.

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Cannabis-related ER visits up 44% in NY amid COVID. What's fueling rise?

Oscar Cabeza, cultivation director, holds "strawberry guava" marijuana flower as he leads a tour of the cannabis cultivation center operated by Verano Holdings, which owns the Zen Leaf dispensaries in Elizabeth, Lawrence and Neptune, in Readington, NJ Thursday, January 5, 2023.

As mental health problems soared during pandemic lockdowns, thousands of New Yorkers who use cannabis ended up in ERs. Here's what we know.

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Jessica Galen, owner of Bloomy Cheese and Provisions, straightens up merchandise May 2, 2023 in Dobbs Ferry. Galen supports a minimum wage of $21.25, above the level Gov. Hochul is supporting.
 

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Gov. Hochul has plans to increase the minimum wage to $17 downstate and $16 upstate over the next three years.

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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers walks off the court after game one of the 2023 NBA Eastern Conference semifinal playoffs between the New York Knicks and the Miami Heat at Madison Square Garden.
 

Aaron Rodgers says 'it's been a dream' so far with the Jets

 

Aaron Rodgers said on "The Pat McAfee Show" that he "can't believe it's real" to be with the New York Jets.

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New York State Police Troop F BCI commander, Captain Joe Kolek speaks during a press conference about the arrest of Edward Holley on April 20, 2023. Holley is being charged for the 2003 murder of Megan McDonald.
 

Who are new prosecutors in Megan McDonald murder case?

 

The DA has stepped aside in the Megan McDonald murder case and a new team will seek an indictment of Edward Holley.

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Gov. Kathy Hochul answers questions after speaking about the state's housing crisis with Westchester business leaders at the Business Council of Westchester in Rye Brook March 15, 2023.
 
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Minimum wage, bail: What stayed, what got cut from NY budget deal?

 

NY lawmakers were finally presented with budget bills after deals between Gov. Kathy Hochul and legislative leaders to resolve a month-long holdup.

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