China News Service, March 31. According to US media reports, on the evening of the 30th local time, the New York State Senate and House of Representatives respectively voted to pass the recreational marijuana legalization bill, which will be submitted to New York Governor Cuomo for signing into law.
According to the bill, recreational use of marijuana for adults in New York State over 21 years old will be legalized.
April 20th is International Marijuana Day. On this day, people from many parts of the world took to the streets to "smell the clouds" and publicly smoke marijuana.
The picture shows foreign people "stuffing clouds and vomiting fog."
According to reports, the New York State Senate passed the recreational marijuana legalization bill by a vote of 40 to 23 on the evening of the 30th, and the State House of Representatives also passed the bill by a vote of 100 to 49.
The vote in the House and Senate came three days after New York State Senators reached an agreement on the legalization of recreational marijuana.
According to the bill, recreational marijuana used by adults in New York State over 21 years old will be legalized, and residents can also grow marijuana at home according to the number requirements.
In addition, the bill will cancel the conviction for holding no more than 3 ounces of marijuana in a public place, and automatically delete the criminal record of those convicted of possession of marijuana.
After the state Senate and House of Representatives passed the bill, Cuomo called the move a "big step forward" for the state and said he looked forward to signing the bill into law.
ABC said that after the signing of the bill, New York State will become the 15th state that allows adults to use recreational marijuana.
Cuomo previously said in a press release: "For generations, too many New Yorkers have been unfairly punished for using and selling adult marijuana. They have been arbitrarily arrested and sentenced."