Debate on legalizing marijuana took place this morning in the New York state legislature. More details below, via an article on amNew York:
"A new bill in the state legislature to legalize marijuana will be debated on Tuesday morning.
In December, State Sen. Liz Krueger, whose district includes the Upper East Side and the Flatiron, introduced a bill that would make toking legal. While Krueger jokes that she hasn’t sampled the green stuff in years, she said her intention is not to encourage smoking. Rather, by regulating marijuana, Krueger said she hopes fewer kids will light up.
“We believe that the research shows that marijuana is not more dangerous than alcohol,” she said. “Regulating and taxing it would actually make it harder to get for young people than it is now.”"