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New York legislators and then Gov. Andrew Cuomo legalized recreational cannabis use in 2021 for people older than 21. The drug had been decriminalized and approved for medical use.
A New York medical cannabis prescription. In July 2014, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation permitting the use of cannabis for medical purposes, following a "lengthy, emotional debate" in the issue in the Senate and 49–10 Senate vote. Cuomo's signing began an 18-month window for the state Department of Health to enact a medical ...
2014: New York City decriminalized cannabis through a new policy announced by city officials. [116] 2015: Wichita, Kansas decriminalized cannabis through voter referendum. [117] 2015: Miami-Dade commissioners voted to decriminalize cannabis. [118] 2015: Toledo, Ohio residents voted to decriminalize possession of cannabis less than 200 grams. [119]
The Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act was a bill under consideration by the New York State Legislature during the 2020–2021 session to legalize cannabis. It was contained in Part H of the revenue bills embodying Governor Andrew Cuomo 's budget proposal, A3009 and S2509.
July 23, 2013: medical marijuana legalized when Governor Maggie Hassan signed HB 573. [122] [123] July 11, 2015: Governor Hassan expanded medical marijuana law. [124] July 18, 2017: Governor Chris Sununu signed bill decriminalizing up to 0.75 oz (21 g). [125] New Jersey: Legal to possess up to 6 oz (170 g). [126] Licensed delivery services ...
According to an article published by the Times Union, New York airport security checkpoints are no longer seizing cannabis. This makes perfect sense now that cannabis is legal in New York and many ...
The New York State Cannabis Control Board said more than 400 provisional retail licensees will be able to move forward with their stores if the settlement is approved by a judge.
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]