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Marijuana

Marijuana Use Spills Into NYC Classrooms as Educators Grapple With New Cannabis Landscape

Jan. 4, 2023, 10:27 a.m.Jan. 4, 2023, 11:52 a.m.

Some NYC educators are seeing an uptick in marijuana use during the school day, and it’s starting at a younger age

Manhattan

‘Merry Cannabis’ — New Yorkers Line Up to Shop at State’s First Licensed Dispensary

Dec. 29, 2022, 7:38 p.m.May 6, 2024, 9:45 a.m.

The crowd on hand downtown thrilled to the legality of it all. Just a few hours later, a shop in Hell’s Kitchen experienced another side of NYC weed sales, as authorities seized cannabis goods from an unlicensed seller.

Marijuana

Weed Retailers With Criminal Histories Were Promised a Head Start. Instead, They’re Stuck In Line.

Dec. 29, 2022, 5:00 a.m.Dec. 30, 2022, 5:38 p.m.

In March Gov. Hochul announced New York was “making history” by putting people convicted of cannabis offenses first in line to legally sell pot products. Housing Works is now seizing the honor with a retail outlet opening Thursday.

Marijuana

Harlem Gets New York State’s First Retail Location for Cannabis Dispensary

Dec. 7, 2022, 7:33 p.m.Dec. 8, 2022, 5:56 p.m.

The lease was signed with just three weeks to go in 2022, leaving the state far behind Gov. Hochul’s goal of 20 dispensaries open by the end of the year.

Marijuana

LISTEN: NYC’s New Weed Wild West

Nov. 27, 2022, 9:34 a.m.Nov. 27, 2022, 9:44 a.m.

A year and a half after legalizing recreational marijuana, the first retail licenses have finally been issued even as the black market is booming and smoke shop robberies are through the roof. Ashley Southall, who covers cannabis in the city for the New York Times, goes into the weeds to explain what New York’s doing […]

Marijuana

State Pot Board Deals Out NY’s First Weed-Selling Licenses

Nov. 21, 2022, 1:51 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Four each will be based in Manhattan and Queens, with three in The Bronx and two in Staten Island. It’s still not clear when any of them will open — and Brooklyn will have to wait even longer, thanks to a lawsuit.

Marijuana

20 State Cannabis Dispensaries Are Supposed to Open This Year — But Not a Single Location Has Been Announced Yet

Oct. 17, 2022, 5:30 a.m.Oct. 16, 2022, 9:12 p.m.

The delay in Gov. Hochul’s plan could jeopardize promised licenses for retailers with weed-related convictions.

Justice

New York’s Plan to Put Pot Dealers With Convictions First in Line Hits Snags

Sept. 13, 2022, 8:32 p.m.Sept. 30, 2022, 7:12 p.m.

New York State will award its first 150 marijuana retail licenses to people penalized in the past for dealing — but a daunting application stands in the way of going legal.

Marijuana

Manhattan Smoke Shop Robberies Suggest Perils Ahead for Legal Pot Sellers

Sept. 12, 2022, 5:00 a.m.March 14, 2024, 2:21 p.m.

New York’s first licensed retail weed establishments are expected to open in early 2023. But a slate of smoke shop robberies could point toward a cloudy future.

Marijuana

New York Rolls Out Child-Resistant Pot Packaging Rules — and Street Dealers Shrug

June 6, 2022, 7:13 p.m.June 7, 2022, 9:13 a.m.

As state officials specify packaging down to the font size and graphics (no cartoons, no candy), those already in the business keep up the creativity while they can.

Marijuana

Marijuana Use Spills Into NYC Classrooms as Educators Grapple With New Cannabis Landscape

‘Merry Cannabis’ — New Yorkers Line Up to Shop at State’s First Licensed Dispensary

Weed Retailers With Criminal Histories Were Promised a Head Start. Instead, They’re Stuck In Line.

Harlem Gets New York State’s First Retail Location for Cannabis Dispensary

LISTEN: NYC’s New Weed Wild West

State Pot Board Deals Out NY’s First Weed-Selling Licenses

20 State Cannabis Dispensaries Are Supposed to Open This Year — But Not a Single Location Has Been Announced Yet

New York’s Plan to Put Pot Dealers With Convictions First in Line Hits Snags

Manhattan Smoke Shop Robberies Suggest Perils Ahead for Legal Pot Sellers

New York Rolls Out Child-Resistant Pot Packaging Rules — and Street Dealers Shrug

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