N.Y. Pot Legalization Gets Fast Track on Cuomo-Lawmaker Deal
- Legislature will vote on making pot legal for age 21 and up
- Compromise plan has the OK of legislative leaders, Cuomo
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New York is ready to legalize recreational marijuana. The state would impose special pot taxes and prepare to license dispensaries under an agreement reached by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders.
“It is my understanding that the three-way agreement has been reached and that bill drafting is in the process of finishing a bill that we all have said we support,” state Senate Finance Committee Chair Liz Krueger told Bloomberg Government on Wednesday.