Now You Can Legally Buy Recreational Cannabis in New York

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : The sales on Thursday at a dispensary operated by Housing Works, a nonprofit that supports people living with H.I.V. and AIDS, marked the state's pivot from decades of criminalizing marijuana to the start of a sanctioned industry projected to generate $4 billion over the next five years.
49% : The state passed a first-of-its kind law in March 2021 that gave priority to people adversely affected by enforcement of marijuana laws for early business opportunities in the new industry.
37% : One-eighth of an ounce of smokable weed costs about $65 with tax, far above street rates but about as much as some illicit dispensaries.

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