The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act would create a responsible and well-regulated industry and support communities that have been most harmed by prohibition, according to the Staten Island Advance.

Reformers are calling for revenue from the marijuana industry to benefit communities impacted by drug laws, according to NY1 News.

Emma Goodman, from The Legal Aid Society's Case Closed Project, appeared on The Capitol Pressroom to break down a new option for New Yorkers to request the destruction of their expunged low-level marijuana convictions.

Anthony Posada, Supervising Attorney of the Community Justice Unit at The Legal Aid Society, responded to a recent opinion piece in the New York Daily News urging state lawmakers to repeal marijuana legalization.

As communities of color are still disproportionately targeted by police, The Legal Aid Society calls on Albany to make the legislative change immediately in their new session, reports POLITICO.