Sam’s Smoke Shop at 1777 1st Avenue gets the padlock treatment. ( X @NYPD19Pct) Four More Illegal UES Weed Shops Padlocked – Public & Pols Alike Rejoice Better late than never. That’s the sentiment of many Upper East Siders upon hearing the news that four more illegal weed... News 23 Sep 2024 | 03:06
The exterior of the new legal dispensary in Hell’s Kitchen on 38th St. and 8th Ave. ( Photo: India Brown) Indoor Treez: A New Route to Legal Cannabis Dispensaries in NYC Indoor Treez, Hell’s Kitchen’s first legal cannabis dispensary, opened just eight weeks ago and business is already booming.... News 07 Jun 2024 | 05:14
Sheriff Anthony Miranda leaves the New City Smoke Shop on May 7. The store was padlocked on day one of the city wide crackdown. Photo: Keith J. Kelly Sheriff Miranda Says 75 Illegal Weed Stores Were Padlocked in First 4 Days of Crackdown In the first four days of a citywide crackdown, 75 retail outlets selling illegal cannabis products were padlocked. “We visited... News 19 May 2024 | 06:16
Beau Allulli and Doo Kim, the co-founders of the Mighty Lucky dispensary, posing in front of their legally-licensed store on the Bowery. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Legal Weed Shop Opening On The Bowery Has Been A Long Time Coming On the overcast morning of April 17, Beau Allulli–the co-founder of the legally licensed dispensary Mighty Lucky, which he’s... News 19 Apr 2024 | 05:15
Verdi Cannabis on Jan. 26, the day of its grand opening on 158 W. 23rd. St. ( Photo by Jack Ahern ) Chelsea’s First Legal Recreational Weed Store Opens for Business on 1/26 Verdi Cannabis, the Chelsea neighborhood’s first legally licensed recreational cannabis store, opened at 158 W. 23rd St.... News 29 Jan 2024 | 05:16
Kathy Hochul during her 2024 State of the State address, where she alluded to a new set of legislative proposals set to enhance the enforcement against unlicensed smoke shops. ( Photo via Governor Kathy Hochul ) Hochul Pushes For More Local Enforcement of NY’s Unlicensed Smoke Shops During her 2024 State of the State address on Jan. 9, Governor Kathy Hochul proposed an enforcement-related legislative package... Home 21 Jan 2024 | 02:04
A map shows unlicensed Lower East Side cannabis shops near state sanctioned smoke shop Conbud. Credit: Illustration by Naomi Otsu Weed Gone Wild: 34 Cannabis Shops—But Just One Licensed — on the Lower East Side This article is a collaboration between New York Magazine and THE CITY, appeared in THE CITY on Jan. 5. On a recent Friday... News 12 Jan 2024 | 08:07
“Gas Face” is a high-selling strain of cannabis available at licensed retailed dispensaries in New York, according to 2023’s end-of-year report by the state’s Office of Cannabis Management. This version is available at Dazed, which is located on Union Square. ( Photo via dazed.fun) Bongs Away: “Gas Face” and “Sour Diesel” Puff Up NY’s Legal Weed Sales to About $150M The nascent legal adult-use weed market in New York State is estimated to net retail sales of only around $150 million in... Home 05 Jan 2024 | 04:10
A medical dispensary sticker. Six of the New York’s ten “registered” medical cannabis companies were granted entry to the retail market on December 8. ( Photo via OCM ) Six of NY’s Registered Medical Cannabis Companies Receive Adult-Use Licensing Powers New York’s Cannabis Control Board allowed six of the state’s ten “registered” medical marijuana companies to enter the adult-use... Home 12 Dec 2023 | 06:38
(Officials from the Office of Cannabis Management, from left to right): Patrick McKeage, First Deputy Director; Chris Alexander, Executive Director; Damian Fagon, Chief Equity Officer. They faced questions in a New York State Senate hearing on legal and illegal cannabis shops. ( Photo via OCM ) Pols Question Cannabis Officials About Unlicensed Dispensaries, As New Legal Licenses Readied State senators in Albany questioned various cannabis stakeholders on October 30, including officials from the Office of Cannabis... Home 03 Nov 2023 | 06:35
An official license, as granted by the NY Office of Cannabis Management. ( Photo via OCM ) Avalanche of New Applications for Legal Weed Shops Hit Local CBs, After Hochul Gives OK Governor Kathy Hochul has kicked off a massive push to expand cannabis licensure statewide, with a new application process... News 06 Oct 2023 | 11:43
