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Locally owned marijuana dispensary opens in Atlantic City
In New Jersey, they are cashing in on cannabis. Atlantic City is embracing the marijuana business as another dispensary opens its doors–the third in an area that’s visited by tens of millions every year. There’s a number of other dispensaries on the horizon now. NBC New York’s Ted Greenberg reports.
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Struggling to stop illegal weed shops, NY governor asks online sites to hide them
Since New York legalized marijuana in 2021, unlicensed pot shops have proliferated across NYC, with limited pushback from authorities. On Tuesday, Gov. Hochul called on sites such as Yelp and Google Maps to stop listing them, and also renewed calls for the state Legislature to beef up enforcement powers and penalties.
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Connecticut has a shortage of marijuana. New York farms have had too much. What to do?
Connecticut marijuana retailers say a dearth of licensed growers in the state’s fledgling legal pot industry has left them with a shortage of product to sell. The supply problem has appeared after slow retail growth in New York last year left growers there struggling with the opposite: an excess of supply. It would seem both problems could easily be solved...
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Judge rejects claim that New York's marijuana licensing cheats out-of-state applicants
A federal judge has rejected a challenge to New York state’s licensing program for selling legal marijuana, a system two California applicants say unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state residents. The ruling may spur New York into issuing hundreds of licenses in a state where most marijuana is sold by unlicensed businesses
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Weed arrest to dispensary owner: Meet the owner of Dazed
Dazed Cannabis, a Black and veteran owned legal dispensary opened in the heart of Union Square, inside the historical Decker Building.
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From weed arrest to dispensary owner: Meet the owner of Dazed
Dazed Cannabis is the fifth legal dispensary to open in the five boroughs and was opened by a Harlem native who was arrested in a 2008 sting operation for trying to by weed.
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City Hall cracking down on illegal marijuana shops in NYC
In his end of the year news conference, Mayor Adams outlined a plan to crack down on illegal marijuana shops in the city. Andrew Siff reporting.
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After troubled start, New York is shaking up its legal marijuana market with new competitors
New York officials launched legal recreational marijuana sales by promising many of the first retail licenses to people with past drug convictions, hoping to give people harmed by the war on drugs a chance to succeed before competitors crowded in. But more than nine months after sales started, only about two dozen state-sanctioned dispensaries have opened their doors. Legal challenges…
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Here's How the Tri-State Is Celebrating 4/20
Let’s be blunt about lighting up! 4/20 is a day that many cannabis enthusiasts celebrate their love for weed. Smoking, rallies and other events are just some of the ways marijuana advocates are celebrating the day. Below is a list of some of the events celebrating weed-loving culture in the tri-state area:
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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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As Illegal Marijuana Dispensaries Thrive, NYC Goes After Landlords
In a renewed push to snuff out New York City’s thriving illegal cannabis market, Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan’s top prosecutor announced Tuesday that they would go after landlords who allow hundreds of illicit shops to operate.
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New Crackdown on Illegal Pot Sales Targets Landlords
New York City continues the crackdown on smoke shops illegally selling cannabis. Gus Rosendale reports.
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New Crackdown on Illegal Pot Sales Targets Landlords
New York City continues the crackdown on smoke shops illegally selling cannabis. Gus Rosendale reports.
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Times Square Posts No Smoking Signs After Complaints of Pot Smell
As many celebrate the legalization of marijuana, not everyone wants to smell it. There have been so many complaints, Times Square is now reminding weed lovers that all smoking is banned from the public plaza, and there are new signs posted to alert everyone. NBC New York’s Myles Miller reports.
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War on Drugs Locked Him Up, Now He's a Cannabis Entrepreneur Running NYC Weed Shop
When the war on marijuana came sweeping through his NYC housing project decades ago, Roland Conner found himself going in and out of jail — now the 50-year-old has opened the state’s first legal cannabis dispensary to be run by someone previously punished under the old, prohibitionist drug laws
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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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Opening Day For NY'S 2nd Legal Mariguana Dispensary
Tracie Strahan reporting on the opening day for NY’S 2nd legal marijuana dispensary
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NYC's 2nd Legal Marijuana Dispensary Opens Tuesday: What to Know
Roland Conner is the first person in the state with a cannabis conviction to get a dispensary license. Gus Rosendale reports.
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Man With Pot Conviction Opens NYC's 2nd Legal Pot Dispensary Today: What to Know
Nearly three weeks after the state’s first recreational marijuana dispensary opened in the New York City, another one is set to debut — see where it will be located and when it will open its doors