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NEW YORK RE­PUB­LICANS WANT TO BAN CANNABIS USE IN PUBLIC

By Nick Reisman New York State
PUBLISHED 3:41 PM ET Jul. 20, 2023 PUBLISHED 3:41 PM EDT Jul. 20, 2023
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Republicans in the state Legislature are calling for a ban on smoking and
consuming cannabis in public places in New York as the legal marketplace is
taking hold. 

The measure, backed by state Sen. George Borrello and Assemblyman Michael
Novakhov, would allow local governments to put local laws in place to ban the
public consuming of marijuana. 

“State residents, including children, are now regularly assailed with the
pungent odor of marijuana on public sidewalks, in parking lots and other public
spaces," Borrello said. "Many New Yorkers don’t want to be exposed to either the
effects of marijuana smoke or its smell and don’t want their children subjected
to it."

New York first legalized cannabis in 2021, though the marketplace for legal
retail sales has been slow to build. Lawmakers who supported legalization have
framed it around the need to reverse the enforcement of previously harsh
marijuana laws that were previously in place. 

State lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul earlier this year moved to address the
sale of cannabis without a license through civil fines and the potential closure
of businesses. 

Regulators are also trying to encourage further legal cannabis sales,
including allowing sales at public events.

Republicans want fines of up to $125 for consuming marijuana in a public space.
The Clean Air Act, as well as local bans on smoking, already place limits on
marijuana smoking in public. 

But Borrello, a Western New York Republican, believes the use of marijuana in
public spaces goes beyond the tobacco comparison. 

“There is a world of difference between tobacco consumption and marijuana use,
which is why it is inappropriate to apply the same public usage rules," he said.
"Marijuana has THC, a potent psychoactive drug that causes a ‘high’ and can
result in cognitive and motor impairment, similar to alcohol. Individuals in
this condition, on sidewalks or other public places, represent a potential
hazard to themselves or others. That is why the same public consumption
restrictions that apply to alcohol should apply to marijuana."





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