1st NY pot sales permits will go to people with convictions
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By MARINA VILLENEUVE
Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The first licenses to sell recreational marijuana in New York will go to people who were casualties of the war on drugs. State officials said Wednesday that people with marijuana-related convictions will get dibs on the first 100 to 200 retail cannabis licenses awarded by the New York. It’s part of a broader effort to redress the inequities of a justice system that locked up a disproportionate number of people of color for drug crimes. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, is set to announce the planned regulations for “social equity” applicants Thursday.