Drug Policy Alliance: Governor Cuomo, Senate Majority Leader Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie Squander Historic Social Justice Moment and Falter at Last Moment to Pass Cannabis Legalization for NY
June 19, 2019
June 19, 2019
ALBANY, New York, June 19 -- The Drug Policy Alliance issued the following news release:
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- Communities of Color Bear the Consequences of Failed Leadership
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While many in the country are celebrating Juneteenth and the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery, New York communities of color were dealt a major blow when the Governor and Legislature failed to pass comprehensive cannabis reform and legalization.
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- Communities of Color Bear the Consequences of Failed Leadership
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While many in the country are celebrating Juneteenth and the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery, New York communities of color were dealt a major blow when the Governor and Legislature failed to pass comprehensive cannabis reform and legalization.