They’re often at odds with each other, but Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo have much in common when it comes to legalizing marijuana in New York state.
Much of the agreement that Cuomo reached with the state legislature late Saturday night to permit recreational cannabis use in the Empire State mirrors suggestions that the de Blasio administration made in a report released late in 2018.
De Blasio pointed out the similarity between his administration’s plan and the one which the governor agreed upon Saturday during the mayor’s daily press briefing on Monday. While not accusing anyone of ripping off his ideas, de Blasio said the agreement “has achieved a lot of what we hoped to see.”
