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New York passes bill to legalize marijuana

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2021/reuters/03/28/new-york-marijuana.jpg"/><figcaption>Cannabis product boxes are displayed at the Cannabis World Congress &amp; Business Exposition trade show in New York City in May 2019. <em>Mike Segar, Reuters/File</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>New York lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday to legalize adult use of marijuana, which will make it the 15th state in the United States to allow recreational use of the drug.</p><p>Governor Andrew Cuomo said he was looking forward to signing the bill into law.</p><p>&quot;New York has a storied history of being the progressive capital of the nation, and this important legislation will once again carry on that legacy,&quot; he said in a statement.</p><p>New York’s state Senate passed the bill with 40-23 votes, while the Assembly voted 100-49.</p><p>The decision was also welcomed by NORML, a pro-marijuana group, which said that tens of thousands of New Yorkers were arrested every year over petty marijuana offenses, and that most were young, poor, and people of color.</p><p>&quot;The legalization of marijuana is a racial and criminal justice imperative, and today&#x27;s vote is a critical step towards a fairer and more just system,&quot; New York Attorney General Letitia James said in a statement.</p><p>The New York State’s official website recently projected that tax collections from the adult-use cannabis program would reach $350 million annually and also create 30,000 to 60,000 new jobs across the State. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/03/29/21/new-york-state-announces-deal-to-legalize-recreational-marijuana">New York state announces deal to legalize recreational marijuana</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1396235" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>New York lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday to legalize adult use of marijuana, which will make it the 15th state in the United States to allow recreational use of the drug.</p>

New York lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday to legalize adult use of marijuana, which will make it the 15th state in the United States to allow recreational use of the drug.