Analyst says Cuomo is 'more motivated' to legalize marijuana in New York as calls mount for him to

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resign over sexual harassment allegations

New York state might soon legalize marijuana, with Gov. Andrew Cuomo "more motivated" to support the move to distract from recent sexual harassment allegations, analysts at BTIG say.

In early January, 19 lawmakers filed a marijuana bill for the 2021 session that would legalize cannabis for adults 21 and older in New York to consume and grow. This is the fifth time a version of the bill has been proposed in New York since 2013.

Cuomo expressed his support for the legislation in January in a daily press briefing. "I think this should've been passed years ago," Cuomo said. "I think too many people have been imprisoned, incarcerated, and punished," Cuomo said. "Too many of those people are Black, Latino, and poor. It's exaggerated the injustice of the justice system." Cuomo also noted that legalizing marijuana could help raise revenue against the state's $15 billion deficit.

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BTIG analysts say that there could be a vote as early as this week before the state budget is due on April 1. Cuomo is "more motivated now to pass a highly popular piece of legislation that could have the added benefit of shifting public attention and and at the same time notch a win for the state and himself" the analysis says, as reported by Carl Quintanilla of MSNBC.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/analyst-says-cuomo-more-motivated-185813380.html

[JI7]

1. huh ? He already supported it before these allegations.

[Dorian Gray]

2. If he ended

daylight savings time, he'd be governor for life, sexual harassment and all.

[Blues Heron]

6. Why? A lot of people love DST

[Dorian Gray]

7. You wouldn't know it

from all the online complaints people had about the time change.

[Blues Heron]

9. I hear you, never seen it this bad. Chalk it up to Pandemic nerves?

[ZonkerHarris]

3. whatever it takes to legalize. just do it.

[Calculating]

4. This

End the joke that cannabis prohibition has been.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. It's the right thing to do

I really don't care why he's doing it.

[Hortensis]

8. :) Mellow out.