Hank Greenberg: It’s Time to Legalize Pot in NY (Commentary)

By Hank Greenberg

February 11, 2020

Hank Greenberg: It’s Time to Legalize Pot in NY (Commentary)

2.11.2020

By Hank Greenberg

WAMC published President Greenberg’s commentary on legalizing marijuana in New York.

You may be surprised to hear that the New York State Bar Association supports the legalization of adult-use recreational marijuana.

Why would the largest and oldest association of lawyers, sworn to uphold and defend the rule of law, take a position in favor of something that — even if legal at the state level — would remain outlawed by the federal government?

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