NY gov says legal cannabis likely not in budget (Newsletter: April 1, 2020)

Mass. gov defends rec marijuana closures; Coronavirus impedes drug reform ballot measures; Former NFL player slammed for CBD COVID claims Subscribe to receive Marijuana Moment’s newsletter in your inbox every weekday morning. It’s the best way to make sure you know which cannabis stories are shaping the day. (function() { window.mc4wp = window.mc4wp || { listeners: [], forms: { on: function(evt, cb) { window.mc4wp.listeners.push( { event : evt, callback: cb } ); } } } })(); Email address: Leave this field empty if you’re human: Your support makes Marijuana Moment possible… By starting a $10 per month pledge on Patreon—or about 45 cents per issue of this newsletter—you can help us rely less on ads to cover our expenses, hire more journalists and bring you even more marijuana news. https://www.patreon.com/marijuanamoment / TOP THINGS TO KNOW New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said it’s “not likely” marijuana legalization will be in the budget due Wednesday, explaining that it is “something that had to be talked through and worked through, and the legislature wasn’t here. I was doing this COVID virus.” Lawmakers also filed new amendments to spending legislation that don’t include legal cannabis language. The developments come one day after Marijuana Moment obtained a leaked document indicating legalization wouldn’t be in the budget. Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) defended his decision to shutter recreational marijuana stores amid the coronavirus outbreak. “We are going to have to deal with the fact that people are going to come here from all over the place…

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