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After years of failed attempts, on March 31, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed into law the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (“MRTA”) legalizing adult use cannabis for adults over the age of 21. The MRTA provides for a...more
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On March 31, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Cannabis/Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (the “Act”), which legalizes recreational cannabis use for adults aged 21 and over. The Act provides the framework for the...more
On March 31, 2021, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law the New York State Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (“MRTA”), which legalized recreational use of marijuana for adults over the age of 21. Although retail sales of...more
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