marijuana legalization

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.

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

The first legal dispensary to be opened up by a formerly-incarcerated individual made its first sale today. Gaby Acevedo reports.

Tracie Strahan reporting on the opening day for NY’S 2nd legal marijuana dispensary

Roland Conner is the first person in the state with a cannabis conviction to get a dispensary license. Gus Rosendale reports.

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

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

Nearly two 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

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.

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.

Andrew Siff reports on the first legal NYC cannabis store opening tomorrow.

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.

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.

Licensed growers in New York have $500 million worth of legal marijuana that is ready to be sold — but due to the state’s delays in the rollout, there are no buyers yet. NBC New York’s Adam Kuperstein reports.

Stuck inside a secure storage room for weeks now is almost 2,000 pounds of cannabis — at just one farm alone. With nowhere to sell it due to delays in New York’s legal weed rollout, local growers are sitting on half a billion dollars of marijuana, and the clock is ticking

New York’s budding cannabis industry is getting some extra help thanks to a specialty showroom opening this weekend aimed at guiding retailers through the ins-and-outs of the business, and no, cannabis products won’t be sold. “The Bronx Dispensary Showroom” rolls into town for a three-day event as state officials grant new powers to three dozen licensees recently granted approval...

After plenty of legal red tape, New York will at last be capitalizing on recreational marijuana, after the first round of retail licenses distributed. NBC New York’s Andrew Siff reports.

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.

New York state announced the first retail recipients of marijuana licenses on Monday, the latest step in an arduous process steeped in legal red tape and one that moves the Empire State closer to capitalizing on the economic potential that other states have reaped from recreational pot sales in recent years. The state board revealed the first 36 retail licensees….

New York state is expected to dole out the first marijuana licenses to retailers next week, the latest step in an arduous process steeped in legal red tape but one that moves the Empire State closer to capitalizing on the economic potential that other states have reaped from recreational pot sales in recent years. The state cannabis commission’s Harlem...