New York State Lawmakers Reach a Deal to Legalize Recreational Marijuana

A very large domino is about to fall. Numerous media outlets are reporting that New York lawmakers agreed to a deal Thursday under which the sale and consumption of recreational cannabis would be legalized in the state.

Currently, New York permits only medical marijuana for patients qualified to receive the drug as medicine.

According to The New York Times, the arrangement was hammered out by state assembly members and Governor Andrew Cuomo. Among other features, the resulting law crafted by the legislators would allow for the operation of "consumption sites" in which customers could partake of cannabis products. Home cultivation of up to six marijuana plants per person would also be permitted.

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