On March 27, 2021, New York State Governor Cuomo and state legislative leaders formally announced an agreement on legislation to legalize adult-use cannabis, making New York the 16th state to fully legalize cannabis. The bill, titled the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), is expec...
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New Jersey residents on Tuesday voted to legalize recreational marijuana use, The New York Times reported, according to preliminary results from The Associated Press. The constitutional amendment will allow the possession, sale and use of cannabis for Ga
Axel Bernabe, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top marijuana advisor, said in an interview with Canopy Growth Corp.’s David Culver that Cuomo will once again introduce a bill to legalize marijuana in New York State in January 2021. Bernabe told Culver a bill to legalize cannabis will be included in th...
On March 31, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA), which legalizes the adult recreational use of marijuana and revises Section 201-d of the New York Labor Law. The MRTA’s antidiscriminatio
Last year, Vermont became the first state in the Union to legalize by an act of the legislature rather than by popular vote. So, New York doing so would not be without precedent. Unfortunately, WNYC host Brian Lehrer did not call Cuomo out on his error. Conservative counties demand opt-...
Polls showthat a majority of New Yorkers favor legalization, what's your take: will New York legalize marijuana in 2020? Listen to the Boris & Robyn Show weekday mornings from 6AM to 10AM on 101.5 WPDH. Stream us livethrough the website,Alexa-enabled device,Google Homeor theWPDH mobile ...
The sweeping change, which would put New York at the forefront of a growing national debate over use of the drug, calls for recreational marijuana to be regulated and taxed like alcohol and tobacco.
To elaborate, the city’s leaders understood the importance of economic growth and mostly focused on financing “public goods” rather than what today are called entitlements. Here are some excerpts froma bookby Roger Starr, who was an columnist at theNew York Timesin addition to being an auth...