New York will not legalize marijuana for recreational, adult use this year, but state lawmakers approved a handful of reforms aimed at decriminalizing the drug to avoid leaving Albany for the year without any movement on the issue.

After negotiations on a broader measure to regulate and tax the drug stalled in recent days, lawmakers opted to pass legislation early Friday morning that will remove criminal charges for possessing small amounts of marijuana and allow for automatic expungement of past convictions.

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