New York Reaches a Deal to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

[Imallin4Joe]

Source: NYT

New York State officials finalized a deal on Thursday to legalize recreational marijuana in the state, paving the way for a potential $4.2 billion industry that could create tens of thousands of jobs and become one of the largest markets in the country.

Following several failed attempts, lawmakers in Albany struck an agreement with Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo to legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older, a move that officials hope will help end years of racially disproportionate policing that saw Black and Hispanic people arrested on low-level marijuana charges far more frequently than white people.

The deal would allow delivery of the drug and permit club-like lounges or “consumption sites” where marijuana, but not alcohol, could be consumed, according to details obtained by The New York Times. It would also allow a person to cultivate up to six marijuana plants at home, indoors or outdoors, for personal use.

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Wow, this is big news. I think this makes NY the second state to legalize rec pot through their state legislature, rather than by ballot initiative.
(EDIT: Illinois was the first state to legalize through their state legislature, signed by Gov JB Pritzker)
That is what makes this such a big deal in the most positive way.

I hope national Dems follow suit.

[maxsolomon]

1. The wave rolls on.

Probably still too early for Congress to re-schedule it. The Senate still exists.

[LiberalLovinLug]

2. Might as well wait until the 2022 elections to make the promise.

Use it to get out the youth vote.

[Imallin4Joe]

3. Yes, make it a major 2022 GOTV effort!! nt

[Tommymac]

4. Dues paying NORML member since 1975. How sweet this is.

Been a long time coming - shows how tenacity and focusing on the prize over generations can eventually bear fruit...or should I say flower in this case.