After last night, The Democrats now control both houses of the legislature as well as the office of the Governor in Albany in the new legislative session. This is only the third time since WWII that this complete control of state government for the Democrats has aligned in a trifecta.
Given the statements made by the Governor in his tussle with Cynthia Nixon in the primary run, and more importantly, the polls in favor of legalization in the state and nationally, it seems all but inevitable that the state of New York will introduce legislation to legalize recreational cannabis in the state next spring. Wall St. is very much in favor as well.
And with New York will, ultimately, go the rest of the northeast (not that there are many left!) and mid-Atlantic states. It's role as America's financial and it's other media capital will have a major impact on how legalization is reported on the news-- and that shapes national opinion, too. In New York, legalization will not be achieved through a ballot measure -- it will be effected through legislation.
This is now the end game for cannabis Prohibition.
Given the statements made by the Governor in his tussle with Cynthia Nixon in the primary run, and more importantly, the polls in favor of legalization in the state and nationally, it seems all but inevitable that the state of New York will introduce legislation to legalize recreational cannabis in the state next spring. Wall St. is very much in favor as well.
And with New York will, ultimately, go the rest of the northeast (not that there are many left!) and mid-Atlantic states. It's role as America's financial and it's other media capital will have a major impact on how legalization is reported on the news-- and that shapes national opinion, too. In New York, legalization will not be achieved through a ballot measure -- it will be effected through legislation.
This is now the end game for cannabis Prohibition.