Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation on Wednesday that will make recreational marijuana usage legal in New York and establish the necessary agencies to regulate the herb.
But what will some of the restrictions be going forward as legal adult-use cannabis becomes a feature in the landscape? How will this impact the future of New York as it works to address decades of residual damage stemming from the war on drugs?
Sale of weed will not be unfettered
The state Senate and Assembly both passed the “marihuana regulation and taxation act” late Tuesday evening, and embattled Governor Andrew Cuomo wasted little time approving the plan that will create the Office of Cannabis Management.
