Marijuana

Catch-22 for Weed License Hopefuls Who Need Past Conviction — and Business Chops

March 28, 2022, 7:01 p.m.March 30, 2022, 12:54 p.m.

The state wants applicants for the first 100 cannabis dispensary licenses to have owned profitable businesses and have pot charges in their pasts. Experts say that’s a tall order.

Civic Newsroom

The Big Stories of 2022: What We’re Keeping an Eye On

Jan. 4, 2022, 3:30 p.m.Jan. 4, 2022, 3:57 p.m.

New York gets a new mayor, a fresh City Council, new political district lines and a bunch of regulations for legal weed. Here’s what the headlines might be about in the new year.

Marijuana

Legal Weed Shops May Not Hit in 2022, New York. Here’s What We Know

Dec. 21, 2021, 2:40 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:23 p.m.

Puff, puff… pause. New York legalized marijuana use this spring, and by year’s end cities and towns across the state must individually decide whether to allow cannabis dispensaries and “on-site consumption.” The city has opted in. But that doesn’t mean New Yorkers 21 and older will be able to walk into a shop in the […]

Marijuana

Cuomo-Controlled Legal Marijuana ‘Cannabis Board’ Rolling In for Summer

April 19, 2021, 8:02 p.m.April 19, 2021, 8:48 p.m.

First came the law — now comes the bureaucracy. The new Cannabis Control Board is expected to be in place in June, THE CITY has learned. Other states offer cautionary tales as New York aims to get pot sales going by April 1, 2022.

Small Business

How New York’s New Marijuana Law Plants Seeds of Fairness

March 31, 2021, 10:13 p.m.March 14, 2024, 2:24 p.m.

The historic legalization measure includes a social justice plan to give a piece of the action to groups targeted by drug wars. Here’s everything you need to know — including when you’ll be able to legally buy weed.

Small Business

Will the State Marijuana Bill Pay Off for Black and Brown New Yorkers?

March 25, 2021, 10:32 p.m.March 26, 2021, 12:27 p.m.

The deal Gov. Cuomo and lawmakers made to legalize recreational use of pot includes provisions to help minority- and women-owned businesses. But similar social equity provisions in other states haven’t worked out as planned.

Marijuana

Will Cuomo Woes Stall Legal Marijuana Push? Black and Latino New Yorkers Hit With Brunt of Pot Arrests

March 9, 2021, 10:16 p.m.March 9, 2021, 10:19 p.m.

A new analysis found that people of color were subjected to 94% of pot-related arrests and summonses across the city last year. ers are reviving legalization efforts, but the governor’s travails leave hopes up in the air.