A Budding Industry
ITHACA, NY -- At the end of March, New York state became the 15th state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana, and at the May 19 Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting, we got our first idea of what that will look like for Ithaca. The legislation Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed bill S.854-A/A.1248-A on March 31, which allows for âadult useâ marijuana, fulfilling what the state calls a âkey component of his 2021 State of the State agenda.â So what does this mean? You can now legally possess up to three ounces of marijuana, or have up to five pounds of mari...