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New York: Marijuana Legalization Legislation to be Introduced

Assembly Health Committee Chairman Richard Gottfried (D-Manhattan) and Sen. Liz Krueger (D-Manhattan) have announced their intent to
introducelegislation to legalize the possession, cultivation, and retail sale of cannabis.
Speaking at a press conference, the Assembly bill's sponsor Rep. Gottfried said, "We really need to move beyond our totally broken prohibition model to a sensible tax and regulate model. I think it's widely recognized that marijuana is at most nowhere near as potentially harmful as alcohol and our law is dishonest."
Added Sen. Krueger, "I don't believe a drug that is proven to be less dangerous, from a health perspective, than alcohol or tobacco should be under laws that actually criminalize and ruin lives when alcohol or tobacco are regulated and taxed."
The proposed Assembly and Senate measures would allow adults over the age of 18 to possess up to 2 ounces of dried marijuana, 1/4 ounce of marijuana concentrates, and to cultivate up to 6 plants. The legislation would also establish regulations for state-licensed retail cannabis outlets throughout the state. Retail sales would be limited to adults over the age of 21.
New York City Comptroller John Liu estimates that taxing the commercial production and retail sale of cannabis to adults would yield an estimated $400 million annually, just in the city alone.
According to a 2013 ACLU
report, no state arrests more of its citizens for marijuana possession than New York.
Please take time today to urge your elected officials to support this important legislation by visiting NORML's 'Take Action Center' here:
http://salsa3.salsalabs.com/o/51046/p/dia/action3/common/public/?action_KEY=12563
NORML will keep you updated as this legislation moves forward.
Sincerely,
The NORML Team
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