First public sales of regulated cannabis in New York to begin Thursday at 4:20 p.m. | CNN

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Biden has also tasked the Department of Health and Human Services and Attorney General Merrick Garland to "expeditiously" review how marijuana is scheduled under federal law.
50% : New York's bill follows marijuana legalization in neighboring New Jersey.
47% : "We're required by regulation to card everyone who enters the store to make sure they're over the age of 21 and take documentation that we've actually done that carding," King said.
46% : The federal ban on marijuana has not slowed down one of the fastest-growing industries in the United States.
46% : A poll by the Pew Research Center conducted in October found that 59% of adults believe marijuana should be legal for medical and recreational use, while 30% believe it should be legal for only medical use.
43% : In February 2021, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed bills to legalize and regulate marijuana use for those 21 and older, decriminalize possession of limited amounts of marijuana and clarify marijuana and cannabis use and possession penalties for those younger than 21.
42% : "On average, a Black person is 3.64 times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than a white person, even though Black and white people use marijuana at similar rates," the ACLU said in a 2020 report.
37% : In October, President Joe Biden took the first significant steps by a US president toward removing criminal penalties for possessing marijuana by pardoning all prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession, a move that senior administration officials said would affect thousands of Americans charged with that crime.

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