New York’s legal weed experiment is going about as poorly as possible.
Earlier this week, the state finally signed off on a handful of new dispensary licenses, a full two years after legalization.
Illegal pot shops, meanwhile, have gotten so common — and so attractive to criminals — that Gov. Hochul has asked Albany to approve five-figure fines and tough enforcement powers to help shut them down.
It remains to be seen whether any state can legalize marijuana without serious downsides.
But New York’s attempt has been particularly disastrous.
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Charles Fain Lehman is a fellow at the Manhattan Institute and a contributing editor of City Journal. Follow him on Twitter here.
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