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NYC consumes more marijuana than anywhere else in the world: Study
New York City is now ranked as the top city in the world when it comes to marijuana consumption, according to a recent study.
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You Can't Smoke Weed in City Parks. This Group Wants to Change That.
If you’ve walked through any city park on a nice spring day, chances are you’ve smelled it. New York City has a lot of interesting smells, but for the purpose of this article, we’re talking about cannabis. Marijuana and the people who smoke pot in and around city parks have been a common sight long before New York legalized...
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Meet Vic Styles: Founder of Black Girls Smoke
Black Girls Smoke founder and entrepreneur Vic Styles is pushing for New York City parks to create designated smoking spaces for cannabis consumers. Her “Puff in the Park” rally on 4/20 is one step toward that goal. (Video produced by Kay Angrum)
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Queens' First Legal Pot Shop Opens Today — and This One Is Extra Unique
Queens gets in on the recreational marijuana craze sweeping Manhattan Thursday as the state opens the borough’s first woman-owned pop-up dispensary supported by the state’s social equity investment fund. Sales at the dispensary, called Good Grades, open to the public at 2 p.m. at 162-03 Jamaica Avenue. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the planned opening earlier this week. It comes...
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Queens' First Recreational Pot Shop Opens This Week — and This One Is Extra Unique
New York City will see another new recreational pot shop open this week, and it’ll be the first woman-owned one supported by the state’s social equity investment fund, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Tuesday. The announcement comes weeks after the state announced it was doubling the number of conditional adult-use retail dispensary licenses, from 150 to 300, thanks largely to that…
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NY Doubling Number of Recreational Pot Sellers Statewide
New York is doubling the number of licenses to open cannabis dispensaries across the state. The Cannabis Control Board and the Office of Cannabis Management announced it will increased the number of Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary Licenses that will be issued from the originally planned 150 to 300 licenses. “With this expansion, more entrepreneurs will be able to participate in…
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NY's 2nd Legal Cannabis Dispensary Opens For Business: What to Know
The first legal dispensary to be opened up by a formerly-incarcerated individual made its first sale today. Gaby Acevedo reports.
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Look Inside New York's First Legal Pot Dispensary Open in Manhattan
The first legal dispensary for recreational pot in New York State opens Thursday in Manhattan with products ranging from around $20 – $100. NBC New York’s Linda Gaudino takes you inside for a first look.
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NY's 1st Legal Cannabis Dispensary Opens in Manhattan Today: What to Know
The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York is set to open Dec. 29, marking a long-awaited launch of a cannabis industry that could become one of the country’s most lucrative.
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NY Legal Cannabis Sales Begin Thursday: What to Know
Andrew Siff reports on the first legal NYC cannabis store opening tomorrow.
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New York's First Legal Weed Dispensary Is Set to Open Before 2023
New York’s first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana is set to open Dec. 29. The opening of the Manhattan dispensary will mark the long-awaited launch of a cannabis industry that will certainly become one of the country’s most lucrative. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.
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NY's First Legal Weed Dispensary Set to Open Soon: Opening Date and What Else to Know
The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York is set to open Dec. 29, marking a long-awaited launch of a cannabis industry that could become one of the country’s most lucrative.
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Illegal ‘Cannabus'? NY Men Charged With Operating Unlicensed Pot Dispensary Out of Bus
Two men are facing charges for allegedly operating an illegal marijuana dispensary from a converted school bus across from the Rockaway Ferry Dock in Queens, local prosecutors said. Omar Herrera, 32, and David Reilly, 47, of Rockaway Park, were charged on a 57-count complaint charging them with criminal sale of cannabis in the second and third degrees, criminal possession of…
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Dozens of NY Marijuana Dispensaries Get Green Light
New York state is expected to announce the first retail recipients of marijuana licenses on Monday, the latest step in an arduous process that moves NY closer to capitalizing on the economic potential from recreational pot sales. Tracie Strahan reports.