New York Could Be Third State To Legalize Pot

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New York Could Be Third State To Legalize Pot

 

New York -- First Washington and Colorado, and now -- maybe -- New York. On Wednesday morning, New York state Sen. Liz Krueger, a Manhattan Democrat, unveiled a proposal to fully legalize and tax marijuana in the state.

 

At a press conference at City Hall in downtown Manhattan, Krueger denounced the prohibition of marijuana as a “policy that just hasn’t worked.”“The illegal marijuana economy is alive and well,” she said, “and our unjust laws are branding nonviolent New Yorkers, especially young adults, as criminals, creating a vicious cycle that ruins lives and needlessly wastes taxpayer dollars.”

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New York starting dialogue about full out legalization/taxation.

California making tighter regulations.

 

1 step forward, then back 2.

 

just free the weed already

Edited December 12, 2013 by imiubu