NY will be one of the last, and when it does happen there will be way too many venture capital guys, politicians and special interest groups with their hands in the pot. it'll be so bogged down with bullshyt and so mismanaged you'll prob still want to be getting 'black market' bud.
anything that can bring revenue into the city and/or state gets bled dry. imagine all the different types of fees and licenses the albany and city hall dudes are dreaming up right now, to hit anyone wanting to open a shop up with. it'll prob turn into some byzantine system like the taxi cab medallion game. if NY is good at anything, its making things incredibly complicated and difficult, and ultimately passing those costs on to the consumer. we'll be the home of the legal, recreational $120 1/8th
imagine if they DID do it the right way though, and funneled that money right into the MTA and schools

but then again the MTA and DOE would find ways to fukk that money up

NY is the worst