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Polling on the legalization of marijuana in New York State, which was passed by the State legislature and signed into law by Governor Andrew Cuomo in April 2021, has consistently found between 60%-65% of Westchester residents in favor of legalization, while 30%-35% are opposed, based on Siena College polling over the past year.
Two members of Westchester State delegation voted against legalization. Assemblywoman Sandy Galef and Assemblyman Kevin Byrne. Galef said, on the floor of the Assembly on the day of the vote, “
I have thought about this day for many years and many Assembly sessions and tried to do as much research as I continued to study the issue. And I have heard the Majority Leader’s passion.