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NY MUST PULL ITS POT PLAN OUT OF THE WEEDS

Customers purchase legal cannabis at Strain Stars, a recreational cannabis
dispensary in Farmingdale, in July 2023. Credit: Gary Licker

By The Editorial BoardJune 1, 2024 6:00 am

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More than three years have passed since New York’s Marijuana Regulation &
Taxation Act became law. Today, the state’s ambitious goal of licensing,
fostering, and regulating legitimate retail sales for recreational cannabis use
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