Pot Criminalization: Up in Smoke?

[HairOfTheDog]

Don't worry the dictator will just do it by executive order one day.

The people could use the petition and ballot initiative method and vote on it themselves.

I'm not sure the measure would pass even if the people petitioned and voted on it themselves. In New York City, seems it would be a slam dunk in favor of decriminalizing. As for the whole of the state, unclear. Anyway, Gov. Cuomo insists that it's the right thing to do (not just a political strategy to bridge his perceived gap with blacks and Latinos) and that he'll keep pushing. Might also make a difference if the measure is taken to vote in Albany in a non-election year?