Cannabis in New York
Local laws such as the Smoke Free Air Act prohibit the burning of marijuana or its use in electronic cigarettes in most public spaces.
The Brooklyn Public Library reports: this group was held to a high moral standard and was prohibited from "entering saloons, using foul language, and neglecting horses."
The Squad found the most weed in Queens but even in Brooklyn dug up "millions of dollars" worth of the plants, many as "tall as Christmas trees".
The committee released its report in 1944, concluding that the "gateway theory" was largely false, and that cannabis was not widely associated with addiction, school children, or juvenile delinquency.
Cuomo's signing began an 18-month window for the state Department of Health to enact a medical marijuana program to provide non-smoked methods of cannabis consumption to patients.
Stalks from the mature plant, fiber, oil and cake made from it, sterilized seeds and compounds or preparations from them are not considered marijuana.
[20] Amounts in the 2–8 ounces (57–227 g) range are fourth-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor[18] for which offenders can receive up to six months in jail.
Third-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a Class E felony[18] with up to four years as a possible punishment,[21] applies to amounts between 8 and 16 ounces (230–450 g), or one pound.
The proposed study would be conducted by the Department of Health to examine a wide variety of issues, including the legal, economic, and social ramifications recreational marijuana could have on New York.
Members of the New York State Assembly objected to some provisions of the bill, with some expressing a preference to pass their own legislation independent of the governor's office, the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA).
Negotiations between the governor's office and the legislature over the final cannabis legalization bill were successful and the MRTA was passed in the New York State Assembly and Senate on March 30, 2021 by votes of 94-56 and 40-23, respectively.
[26] On April 9, 2021, marijuana-related criminal records in the state of New York which previously resulted in losses of jobs, homes and licenses were confirmed to have been expunged by the law as well.
[31] The first legal purchase of recreational cannabis was made in a dispensary operated by Housing Works in Greenwich Village, Manhattan on 29 December 2022.
[32] In February 2022, a bill signed into law by the Governor Kathy Hochul legally allows New York State hemp farmers to start growing cannabis crops.
[34] On April 9th 2022, the Governor of New York passed the FY2023 budget and signed into law Senate Bill S8009C, which amended the state tax code related to cannabis businesses.
[35] [36] This bill specifically created paragraphs to the state tax code to add back "the amount of any federal deduction disallowed pursuant to Section 280e of the IRC related to the production and distribution of adult-use cannabis products, as defined by Article 20C of this chapter, not used as the basis for any other tax deduction, exemption, or credit, and not otherwise required" in the computation of entire net income and of New York adjusted gross income.
For now, businesses operating within New York City will still be impacted by 280e, although Senate Bill S7508 is set to pass and would mimic the state level changes.
In May 2023, the Governor of New York State signed into law an "omnibus budget bill" (that recently passed the Legislature) that explicitly curbs illegal and illicit markets of cannabis and other related purposes.
