Failing to pass recreational marijuana, New York decriminalizes the drug
By Ali Hibbs Albany, N.Y. — After efforts to legalize recreational marijuana died in the Senate, New York state legislators passed a bill decriminalizing the drug and establishing procedures to expunge records for both past and future convictions on Wednesday — the last day of the 2019 legislative session. Sen. Liz Krueger, D-Manhattan, admitted defeat on her Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act earlier