
New York’s Gambling-and-Weed Economic Strategy
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New York City Officials Say Marijuana Is Going to Generate New Revenue
New York officials have also welcomed a legal cannabis industry, increasing the number of licenses for recreational marijuana sales. The mayor claims that the pot industry is going to boost citywide employment too but you write that while illegal marijuana cultivation and sales are lucrative, the legal industry will not be an engine of good paying jobs. So I wonder if you could describe what your article goes into on this score.
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