We're the economic engine of the state, Mr. Adams said. And we've always been here for the state. We need the state now to be here for us in the city.
New York legalized recreational marijuana use in 2021 with the goal of lifting up those communities of color that had been disproportionately victimized by the war on drugs. But licenses to sell cannabis have been slow in coming, as regulators sort through economic, environmental and legal concerns, allowing unlicensed vendors to proliferate.
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