Tell your state lawmakers: Long Island needs marijuana justice!

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has announced a new proposal for legalizing and regulating cannabis in 2021. While more than a dozen states and Washington D.C. have already legalized marijuana for recreational use, New York still has an opportunity to lead the way if it prioritizes restorative justice.

The War on Drugs has devastated Black and Brown communities across New York, and especially on Long Island. Our state senators must fight for the passage of a cannabis legalization proposal that centers community reinvestment and equity, removes criminal penalties, and repairs the past harms caused by criminalization.