Marijuana

Big Weed Is on the Brink of a Multi-Million Dollar Surge into New York’s Cannabis Market

Sept. 11, 2023, 5:01 a.m.Sept. 11, 2023, 11:49 a.m.

New York promised to put independent businesses at the heart of the legal pot industry. Now major medical marijuana companies are making their play amid the state’s stalled retail launch.

Marijuana

First Pot Loans Finally Go Out, Awarding $19 Million for 17 Stores

Aug. 18, 2023, 5:59 a.m.Aug. 17, 2023, 10:50 p.m.

A private-equity spigot begins to open after months of delay in the state’s cannabis program, with the stores those loans are ing expected to open in the fall.

Marijuana

Legal Cannabis Stores on Hold Again as Judge Continues Weed Injunction

Aug. 11, 2023, 10:54 p.m.Aug. 11, 2023, 10:54 p.m.

A battle over who is entitled to early retail licenses has flared to the point where an upstate judge implored the two sides to reach a compromise before a hearing in two weeks.

Marijuana

Key Figure in State’s Legal Pot Marketplace to Resign, Sources Say

June 14, 2023, 9:48 p.m.June 15, 2023, 5:34 p.m.

Reuben McDaniel, a member of the state’s Cannabis Control Board and the CEO of the authority struggling to set up licensees with stores, plans to step down from the Board this week.

Marijuana

Brooklyn Bakes First Three Legal Cannabis Licenses

April 3, 2023, 1:05 p.m.April 3, 2023, 8:17 p.m.

A pet store owner is among the first to get a license following lifting of an injunction on weed sales in the borough. But most applicants are still waiting.

Marijuana

NYC Sheriff Deputies Question Legality of Their Pot Shop Busts

March 15, 2023, 5:05 a.m.March 15, 2023, 6:41 a.m.

Union wrote Eric Adams’ top lawyer last month asking how the sheriff’s office has authority to carry out certain cannabis crackdowns backed by the mayor. It’s still waiting for an answer.

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LISTEN: The Legacy Pot Seller’s Lament

March 5, 2023, 11:02 a.m.April 3, 2025, 1:12 p.m.

“Back in the day, if you had over a certain amount of weed arrests, it would turn into a felony,” says 39-year-old Bronxite Jason Morales. “There’s people that just got felonies, just for weed, just for so many charges of weed. My borough has been impacted the most so I feel if they were going […]

Marijuana

The Mayor Says He’s Cracking Down on Unlicensed Weed Sales. His Task Force Says Otherwise.

Feb. 3, 2023, 8:17 p.m.Feb. 4, 2023, 6:27 a.m.

The task force revisited only two of the first 53 locations it raided. Both were selling pot again.

Marijuana

Gray Market Thrives Even as Licensed Weed Takes Root in Greenwich Village

Feb. 3, 2023, 5:00 a.m.Feb. 3, 2023, 11:38 a.m.

The new licensed operations have had lines out of the door — but the unlicensed ones have been making money for months. Not everyone is happy about that.

Marijuana

Newest Legal Cannabis Shop Pops Up in Greenwich Village but Will Close for Construction

Jan. 23, 2023, 3:01 p.m.Jan. 23, 2023, 8:06 p.m.

The first state-licensed dispensary business owned by a person with a pot conviction opens — but will close and reopen again after a state investment fund finishes a promised storefront.

Marijuana

Big Weed Is on the Brink of a Multi-Million Dollar Surge into New York’s Cannabis Market

First Pot Loans Finally Go Out, Awarding $19 Million for 17 Stores

Legal Cannabis Stores on Hold Again as Judge Continues Weed Injunction

Key Figure in State’s Legal Pot Marketplace to Resign, Sources Say

Brooklyn Bakes First Three Legal Cannabis Licenses

NYC Sheriff Deputies Question Legality of Their Pot Shop Busts

LISTEN: The Legacy Pot Seller’s Lament

The Mayor Says He’s Cracking Down on Unlicensed Weed Sales. His Task Force Says Otherwise.

Gray Market Thrives Even as Licensed Weed Takes Root in Greenwich Village

Newest Legal Cannabis Shop Pops Up in Greenwich Village but Will Close for Construction

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