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The article (which as published today) has a factual error. The author wrote: “New York passed a law decriminalizing marijuana but never got around to issuing l
by coastflow 4y ago
The article (which as published today) has a factual error. The author wrote: “New York passed a law decriminalizing marijuana but never got around to issuing licenses or a legal framework to retailers.”
But New York State legalized cannabis in 2021, instead of just decriminalizing it. From The New York Times, published in March 2021 [0]: “After years of stalled attempts, New York State has legalized the use of recreational marijuana, enacting a robust program that will reinvest millions of dollars of tax revenues from cannabis in minority communities ravaged by the decades-long war on drugs.
“Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed the cannabis legislation on Wednesday, a day after the State Legislature passed the bill following hours of debate among lawmakers in Albany.”
This may seem like a minor nitpick, but the factual error invites scrutiny over the accuracy of the rest of the article. The author does link sources to the other claims in the article, but I’m now by default skeptical to believe the other assertions in the article until I can evaluate whether their linked sources are legitimate.
[0] https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/nyregion/marijuana-sellers-licenses-hochul.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/09/nyregion/marijuana-seller...
- bko 4y agoYou're right. It was legalized although you can't legally purchase it. I'll correct the piece. > But you can’t purchase weed without a prescription or sell it without a license until state regulators write rules for recreational use of the drug. https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/04/new-york-has-legalized-weed-heres-what-you-should-know.html https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2021/04/new-york-has-legaliz...
- coastflow 4y agoThanks for the responsiveness, and linking to sources for your remaining facts that are the main arguments of your article.