The state could take longer to legalize weed — as Gov. Andrew Cuomo tries to coordinate New York’s policy with surrounding states.
Cuomo said in a radio interview Tuesday that he wants to create a “regional symmetry” with Connecticut and New Jersey on pot legalization and regulations on vaping. He said he would get the ball rolling on his plan with Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont on Wednesday.
“I want to talk to Connecticut, and then I want to talk to Jersey, about having a regional symmetry on vaping products and marijuana,” Cuomo told Long Island News Radio’s Jay Oliver.
“You know everyone’s talking about legalizing marijuana. … For one state to do it, it makes no sense if the neighboring state has a totally different policy because then you just incentive people to drive over the border and buy it there. … You just drive to New Jersey to buy it and smoke it on the way home,” Cuomo said.
“When you start to discuss how to legalize marijuana, it moves into the vaping space, because a lot of the marijuana products can be vaped.”