Governor Andrew Cuomo Vows to Legalizebr Recreational Marijuana in New York.br New York Governor Andrew Cuomo br announced that marijuana legalizationbr was one of his missions this year duringbr his 2021 State of the State address. .br Specifically, Cuomo intends to createbr an Office of Cannabis Management tobr oversee the adult-use cannabis market. .br He also intends to offer "licensing opportunities andbr assistance to entrepreneurs in communities of color.".br We will legalize adult-use recreational cannabis,br joining 15 states that have already done so … Thisbr will raise revenue and end the failed prohibition ofbr this product that has left so many communities ofbr color over-policed and over-incarcerated, Andrew Cuomo, via Twitter.br Cuomo believes that a new legalizedbr marijuana program could accumulatebr $300 million in annual tax revenue. .br In 2019, Cuomo signed legislation thatbr decriminalized marijuana use in New York. .br The legislation also expunged records for those whobr had been convicted of “certain marijuana offenses.