Students investigate how marijuana legalization will impact New Yorkers.

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In April of 2021, the New York State legislature passed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) to legalize recreational marijuana use. Communities like Red Hook, where inequitable enforcement of drug laws has led to mass incarceration, are concerned about continuing to be penalized even after legalization.
How will marijuana legalization impact New Yorkers? How can the harm be repaired? Who will benefit? How will it impact youth?
In the Summer of 2021, CUP collaborated with Teaching Artist Elliott Golden and public high school students from the Red Hook Community Justice Center to investigate these questions. Students explored digital filmmaking by shooting commercial parodies, creating stop-motion animations, surveying community members, and interviewing stakeholders and decision makers.
The group gathered what they learned and created a short documentary film that explores the impacts of marijuana legalization on New York. Watch the film below!
Students debuted their final project virtually through a public presentation, where they presented their film and shared their creative process to almost one hundred attendees.
See more photos of students in action <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/cup_photos/albums/72157719577789017">here</a>! 

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<a href="https://welcometocup.org/people/fielding-hong">Fielding Hong</a> Ana Beirne-Meyer

Red Hook Community Justice Center
Viviana Gordon, Deputy Director Leslie Gonzaga, Manager of Youth Impact and Community Initiatives Christopher Cobar, Americorps Intern

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Elliott Golden

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<h4>Students</h4>
Nasir Brothers Cristian Colon Suvana Cruz Jamel Evans Angelica Faustino-Restrepo Dominique King Dontae McCoy Romell Mendoza Luis Salgado Angelica Santana Anissa Severwell Jason Tan Ashley Taylor Brandon Vasquez Karaz Williams Becky Zhu
<h4>Resources</h4>
<a href="https://www.courtinnovation.org/programs/red-hook-community-justice-center">The Red Hook Community Justice Center</a> is the nation’s first multi-jurisdictional community court. The Center seeks to solve neighborhood problems in southwest Brooklyn.<h4>Funding Support</h4>
Support for this project was provided by Christine Coletta, Rebecca Karp, Jason Kim, Sam Marks and Lauren Pesso, Scott Powell, Jeremy Robinson-Leon, David Smiley and Lauren Kogod, Ayanna Oliver-Taylor, Joanne Witty, Mari Yahagi, the CUP Board of Directors, and more than 200 CUP supporters. Additional support provided by NYC Ferry operated by City Experiences. <h4>Special Thanks</h4>
Thank you to our Interviewees: Jabari Brisport, Hon. Alex Calabrese, Edna McGoldrick, and Melissa Moore.

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