The issue of marijuana legalization in New York has been among the most contentious between Gov. Cuomo and state lawmakers this year. (Photo: Matthew Staver/Bloomberg)
The leader of the New York State Senate said Wednesday that she would prefer low-level marijuana-related criminal records to be expunged, rather than sealed, as lawmakers continue negotiations on how to legalize the drug sometime in the next five weeks.
That position could set the stage for a legal disagreement between members of the Senate and Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose administration has argued that lawmakers would need to amend the state constitution to allow expungement of those records over sealing.
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