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Friday, December 14, 2012  President Barack Obama says he won't go after Washington state and Colorado for legalizing marijuana. In a Barbara Walters interview airing Friday on ABC, Obama is asked whether he supports making pot legal. He says - quote - "I wouldn't go that far."

Thursday, December 06, 2012  The mayor of Ithaca is urging the New York State Legislature to legalize marijuana. In an editorial to the Times Union, Mayor Svante Myrick says he has "directed the Ithaca Police Department to focus on other issues that will more effectively protect the public."

Thursday, September 13, 2012  Primary voters are going to the polls in New York, where controversy over legalization of gay marriage last year and an unusual number of vacancies has upped the stakes.

Monday, October 10, 2011  The next time you head to the store, you may find candy shaped like marijuana. It's already creating outrage among some city leaders and anti-drug activists across the country who say the product and grocery stores carrying it represents a new low.

Saturday, June 25, 2011  Same-sex marriage is now legal in New York, and many people across Central New York were out celebrating Saturday.

Monday, May 16, 2011  The chairman of New York's Independence Party says he's personally supporting the legalization of gay marriage.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  A new poll suggests more than 60 percent of New Yorkers support the idea of legalizing marijuana for medical purposes.