State officials said Saturday they have reached a final agreement on legal language to legalize adult utensils in New York.
Leaders of the government’s Senate and Assembly, the government’s Andrew Cuomo and Saturday night announced deals on the revised marijuana regulation and tax act.
The bill, which is expected to get a vote next week, will divide the state’s marijuana industry revenue between schools and public education, communities and “communities disproportionately affected by the drug war” and drug treatment, prevention and education programs, state San Liz Krueger said. D-Manhattan) said.
New Yorkers aged 21 and over will come with a 9 percent sales tax on pot sales, plus an additional 4 percent tax to be split between county and city / city / village governments; Records of those convicted of selling will be automatically deleted, and the state’s medical marijuana program will be expanded.
Cuomo said the law could bring in million 350 million in annual taxes and potentially create 30,000 to 60,000 jobs.
“When this bill becomes law, New York will be prepared to implement a nation-leading model for what cannabis legalization might look like,” Kruger said.
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