Governor Andrew Cuomo Vows to Legalize Recreational Marijuana in New York

Governor Andrew Cuomo Vows to Legalize
Recreational Marijuana in New York.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo
announced that marijuana legalization
was one of his missions this year during
his 2021 State of the State address. .
Specifically, Cuomo intends to create
an Office of Cannabis Management to
oversee the adult-use cannabis market. .
He also intends to offer "licensing opportunities and
assistance to entrepreneurs in communities of color.".
We will legalize adult-use recreational cannabis,
joining 15 states that have already done so … This
will raise revenue and end the failed prohibition of
this product that has left so many communities of
color over-policed and over-incarcerated, Andrew Cuomo, via Twitter.
Cuomo believes that a new legalized
marijuana program could accumulate
$300 million in annual tax revenue. .
In 2019, Cuomo signed legislation that
decriminalized marijuana use in New York. .
The legislation also expunged records for those who
had been convicted of “certain marijuana offenses.”