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