New York State lawmakers on the verge of passing an amended version of the MRTA 

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New York State lawmakers on the verge of passing an amended version of the MRTA 

Albany, New York:​ New York State lawmakers introduced S.854A/A.1248A, an amended version of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (“MRTA”). This legislation championed by Senator Krueger and Assemblywoman Peoples-Stokes since 2013 embodies most of the core-principles of marijuana justice and consumer rights. For more than a decade, advocates have worked towards this goal, and Senator Krueger believes all that work will come to inception, and this bill may get a vote as early as this week.

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Why New York’s MRTA gets an A- & the CRTA gets a C-→

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Why New York’s MRTA gets an A- & the CRTA gets a C-

New York State is set to legalize and regulate cannabis for adult-use, and improve our existing medical marijuana and hemp programs by April 1st with the 2020-2021 NYS Budget. But our work isn’t over yet and we need to fight for SMART legalization now more than ever!

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New York: An Analysis of Governor Cuomo’s Legalization Proposal

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Governor Andrew Cuomo has included a plan to “regulate, restrict, and control” the responsible adult use of cannabis in New York, known as the Cannabis Regulation and Taxation Act (“CRTA”). A complex and comprehensive plan laid out in over 200 pages of legislative text, the CRTA would implement one of the most tightly regulated, highly taxed and heavily controlled legal cannabis markets in the world.

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