Pubdate: Mon, 15 Dec 2014
Source: Record, The (Troy, NY)
Copyright: 2014 The Record
Contact:  http://www.troyrecord.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1724
Author: Thomas King

LEGALIZING RECREATIONAL POT COULD BENEFIT NEW YORK STATE'S ECONOMY

Yes, you can toke up legally in New York in 2015: That is if the new 
bill passes. State Senator Liz Krueger will reintroduse a bill known 
as the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act in 2015. If passed, this 
will make it legal in New York State to possess up to two ounces of 
pot and you can buy it at the state liquor store. You will be able to 
grow six pot plants for personal use. Known as "recreational 
marijuana" as opposed to medical marijuana, which is already legal, 
the pot sales will be taxed with the money going into the New York 
State coffers.

With the economic situation like it is this may be a boost to some 
people and the state. Someone will have to grow the pot and sell it 
to the state. Farming pot may be the wave of the future. Using the 
pot for foods and candy is popular in California and Colorado. Eating 
the pot laced snacks will get you high. So, you don't have to smoke 
it and cough your head off and get lung cancer! Making use of this 
economic opportunity is the smart thing to do. People are going to 
use pot anyway. It's almost legal in New York now. Why not make it 
legal for adults to buy it like booze? That way the state gets the 
money, not the dealers!

Thomas King Shaftsbury, Vt.
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