New York Legalizes Medical Marijuana

The state thinks so and their medical marijuana program launches this week! Read the details of the launch courtesy of The NY Daily News.

State officials will formally launch New York’s medical marijuana program on Thursday and at least one city pot dispensary expects to be ready.

“New York State’s Medical Marijuana Program is scheduled to launch on January 7, 2016, just 18 months after Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Compassionate Care Act,” Health Department spokesman James Plastiras said in an email to reporters late Monday afternoon.

“More information and details on the program will be released shortly,” Plastiras added.

Man Arrested for Raping Five-year-old Boy in Lagos

The Lagos State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old man, Ganiu Amusa, for allegedly raping a five-year-old boy, Thompson (pseudonym), in the Alakuko area of the state.

PUNCH Metro learnt that Amusa was arrested on Sunday in his rented apartment on Hanson Street by the Alakuko Police Division.

Thompson, who lived with his family on Oremeji Street, had complained about pains in his anus while his mother, identified as Adenike Ejigbo, bathed him.

The boy was said to have confessed that Amusa lured him to a place where he (Amusa) allegedly penetrated his anus. The mother was said to have raised the alarm after which the matter was reported at the Alakuko Police Division.

Heroic Man Dies After Saving Woman From Falling Elevator On New Year’s Eve

A 25-year-old New York man is making national headlines for his heroic act on New Year’s Eve.

Stephen Hewett-Brown died on December 31 after he pushed a woman out of a faulty elevator before it fatally crushed him.

The New York Post reports: A 25-year-old man ​wished “Happy New Year” to a woman just before he saved her life by shoving her from a faulty elevator that suddenly took a plunge — but the brave act cost him his own life, witnesses said.

Stephen Hewett-Brown, 25, was in the crowded elevator at 131 Broome St. ​on Manhattan’s Lower East Side ​when Erudi Sanchez, 43, who lives in the building, ste​​pped inside around 11:45 p.m. with her 10-year-old nephew to throw out trash.

Video/Photos: Prisoner Attempts to Escape Jail through the Public Toilet - and it's Not a Pretty Sight

A prisoner found himself in deep trouble - quite literally - after attempting a Shawshank Redemption style escape from a jail via the communal toilet. 

In the footage, the man is seen attempting to slither head first through the hole in the ground, his body completely covered in excrement. As the man attempts to wriggle through the clogged sewerage pipes, two men grab hold of his legs and pull him back out of the hole. 

Another shot shows the man covered from head to toe in poo after being returned to his prison cell.