Zohran Mamdani: “I've never been in support of legalization, and I'm not in…”

“One is speaking about decriminalization, the other is speaking about legalization. Right. These are two separate things. And I continue to uphold what I've said in the clip that you just played, which is that I've never been in support of legalization, and I'm not in support of legalization of prostitution. And what I do believe is, is that we have to ensure that our focus and our resources are always driven with the intent of providing safety for New Yorkers.” (28:21–28:27)

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