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New York state of cannabis: More legal businesses set to sprout up as illegal vendors continue to get uprooted

Posted on August 27, 2024

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QNS

Cannabis retailer Curaleaf now offering recreational sales at Forest Hills location

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Politics

‘The state was never ready’: Staten Islanders oppose opening of legal pot shop

Posted on August 21, 2024

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Posted on August 16, 2024

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QNS

Over 195 illegal smoke shops shut down in Queens since May, hundreds throughout the five boroughs

Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul, and a task force of law enforcement performed a victory lap in the Bronx Wednesday, announcing that over 750 illegal smoke shops across the five boroughs have been shuttered.

Politics

‘Padlock to Protect’ shuts down more than 750 illegal cannabis vendors citywide: Mayor Adams

Posted on July 31, 2024

Gov. Kathy Hochul with cannabis activists

Cannabis

Cannabis in New York: More vendors, new home cultivation rules approved in June

Posted on June 25, 2024

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Cannabis

New Yorkers weed shopping habits revealed in new data

Posted on June 24, 2024

Bay Ridge Cannabis Meeting June 10

Brooklyn Paper

‘Take your marijuana and go somewhere else’: Bay Ridge residents say no to proposed cannabis dispensaries

An Office of Cannabis Management enforcement officer posts a sign after a store was raided in Manhattan for illegal pot sales on June 7, 2023.

Politics

New leadership at NY Office of Cannabis Management aims to fix botched legal marijuana industry rollout

Posted on June 10, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Free Bird! Brooklynites rescue parrot trapped in smoke shop for three months

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amNY Metro’s NYC CBD & Cannabis Directory sponsored by CBD Kratom

Posted on June 1, 2024

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Politics

Why this New York Congress member wants President Biden to pardon some individuals convicted of non-violent cannabis crimes

Posted on May 28, 2024

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Cannabis

New York State Cannabis Control Board approves major regulatory overhaul, issuing over 100 new licenses and enhancing enforcement powers

Posted on May 28, 2024

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Bronx Times

Freshly Baked, Bronx’s sixth dispensary, opens on Arthur Avenue

Raw marijuana weighed on a scale next to a bag of marijuana ready to be sold.

Brooklyn Paper

City sues to shutter illegal Prospect Lefferts Gardens smoke shop

Cannabis

4/20 grew from humble roots to marijuana’s high holiday

Posted on April 20, 2024

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Check out these 4/20 events around New York City TODAY

Posted on April 20, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

‘Hii’ time: Williamsburg gets its first legal recreational weed dispensary

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Stoned Pizza brings elevated experience with infused menu

Posted on April 19, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Legal Green: A guide to Brooklyn’s licensed and legal marijuana dispensaries

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WATCH: A look at Smacked Village, one of Washington Square Park’s first legal dispensaries

Posted on April 19, 2024

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From hobby to hustle: Jerome McCroy’s journey to wood cutout success and creative inspiration

Posted on April 19, 2024

Brandon Carter (l) and Rodney Carter (r), owners of TRENDS in LIC, with their sister Kiara Carter (c).

Queens

Long Island City’s first Black-owned dispensary TRENDS to open this weekend with mission of inclusivity and education

Posted on April 19, 2024

Cannabis users outside East Village marijuana shop

Business

Cannabis 101: Confused by New York’s marijuana laws? Here’s what you need to know ahead of 4/‌20

Posted on April 18, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

High times! Where to celebrate 4/20 in Brooklyn

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QNS

Licensed cannabis dispensary owners unite to push for local crackdown on unlicensed weed shops

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Bronx Times

Brothers open the Bronx’s first Jamaican-owned cannabis dispensary in Wakefield

A Bronx Joint employee makes on of the first sales during its opening on Thursday, March 14, 2024.

Bronx Times

‘Buying cannabis in the South Bronx, like what?’: Borough’s third legal dispensary opens for business

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Schneps Podcasts

Transporting Consciousness with Jesse Tolz, the Travel Agency

Gov. Kathy Hochul at a press conference on Wednesday talked about shutting down illegal cannabis shops.

Politics

Hochul calls on big tech companies to crackdown on illicit weed shops

Posted on February 28, 2024

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QNS

Authorities raid illegal smoke shops in College Point and Whitestone, seize cannabis and tobacco products

Astoria Post

New legal cannabis dispensary opens its doors on Steinway Street

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QNS

Bayside’s first legal marijuana dispensary ‘New Metro’ pays ode to print newspapers

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Schneps Podcasts

Revolutionizing the Perception of Cannabis Culture with Vladimir Bautista

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Harlem

Schedule change: Gillibrand pushes for federal reclassification of marijuana to end negative impacts on communities of color

Posted on January 29, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Mile ‘high’ club: The Travel Agency to open new dispensary in Downtown Brooklyn

ronx Community Board 7 Chair Yajaira Arias, right, speaks alongside District Manager Karla Cabrera-Carrera during the body's full meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2023 at Monroe College.

Bronx Times

Nixed Jerome Avenue cannabis dispensary is at least the 25th location slashed by Bronx community boards since October

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Schneps Podcasts

NY Cannabis Medical Operators get OK on Adult Use with Jes Feuer, Etain

Politics

Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington

Posted on December 22, 2023

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Cannabis

Governor Hochul unveils new cannabis dispensaries across New York

Posted on December 19, 2023

Attorney General James and city agencies shut down illegal Bay Ridge weed shop after months of unlicensed sales.

Brooklyn Paper

‘No tolerance for illicit retailers’: Illegal Brooklyn weed shop shut down after multiple violations

Cousins Levent and Denis Ozkurt, from left, host a grand opening of their legal cannabis dispensary Hush on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.

Bronx Times

Hush dispensary in Allerton, second in the Bronx, opens its doors at long last

Business

Stuck in the haze: Some aspiring New York cannabis sellers wait to open shop even as state greenlights more dispensaries

Posted on December 13, 2023

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Cannabis

Batch of cannabis gummies sold at New York dispensaries recalled for lack of proper testing

Posted on December 12, 2023

Good Grades

QNS

Good Grades cannabis dispensary reopens in Jamaica after extensive renovation

Bronx officials announce on Nov. 2, 2023 three arrests and more than 55 pounds of confiscated contraband at recent smoke shop raid.

Bronx Times

Two smoke shop busts yield three arrests, more than 55 pounds of illegal contraband

Customers line up at the Bronx's first legal recreational dispensary on Thursday, July 6, 2023.

Bronx Times

CB11 subcommittee OK’s new Pelham Parkway recreational cannabis dispensary; full board vote scheduled for Thursday

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