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On March 30, 2021, both houses of the New York State Legislature approved legislation to legalize recreational marijuana. The bill was signed into law by former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on March 31, 2021.
The New York Farm Bureau supported the bill. [22] The district attorneys of Albany County and New York County (Manhattan), David Soares and Cyrus Vance Jr., published an op-ed in the New York Daily News supporting the bill, citing its correction of racial injustice and the freeing up of finite law enforcement resources for other matters. [23]
That law, enacted in 2021, legalized cannabis and set off the process for creating a legal marketplace in New York. Asher Stockler is a reporter for The Journal News and the USA Today Network New ...
The legal cannabis industry in New York is expected to soar in 2025, with state regulators projecting the number of new licensed pot stores will more than double from 275 to more than 625.
New York officially legalized weed Wednesday as Gov. Cuomo signed legislation that will regulate the sale of recreational marijuana for adults and expunge the records of people previously ...
Cannabis possession was decriminalized in New York in 2019 but without any framework for regulated sales or legal possession. [1] The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act, a 2019 bill that would have legalized cannabis in the state (and prior bills as early as 2013), failed.
New York's legal weed program plagued by inexperienced leaders, report finds. ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE. May 10, 2024 at 3:06 PM. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s legal cannabis market has been hampered ...
With sales set to take effect in 2022, New York's legal cannabis bill will allow for home growing, dispensary sales, and "consumption lounges." New York legalizes recreational marijuana for adults ...