The first licensed recreational cannabis retailer in New York has now added home delivery to its options for customers, albeit in only a handful of areas within New York City. Housing Works, the nonprofit that launched adult-use marijuana sales in December, began offering home delivery a “few weeks” ago, Spectrum News reported. The Manhattan-based retailer has a function on … [Read more...] about Housing Works Launches Legal Cannabis Delivery in ‘Select NYC Neighborhoods’
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Flavored cannabis marketing is criticized for targeting kids
NEW YORK (AP) — When New York’s first licensed recreational marijuana outlet opened last month, the chief of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, Chris Alexander, proudly hoisted a tin of watermelon-flavored gummies above the crowd. Outside the Manhattan shop, he displayed another purchase — a jar containing dried flowers of a cannabis strain called Banana Runtz, which … [Read more...] about Flavored cannabis marketing is criticized for targeting kids
NY’s first individually owned legal cannabis dispensary to open in the Village
New York state's first individually owned legal cannabis dispensary is just days away from opening in New York City. It was an empty storefront, but on Tuesday morning, the store at 144 Bleecker St. in the Village will be New York's second legal marijuana dispensary in the state. It's called Smacked. The man behind it, Roland Conner, was once prosecuted for marijuana. Now he … [Read more...] about NY’s first individually owned legal cannabis dispensary to open in the Village
2 Chainz Is Amazed By NYC Cannabis Laws: ‘They Turned Into Cali’. Is it really like Cali. though?
Cannabis consumption has come a long way in the United States as we’re seeing more states legalize the plant for recreational use. One of the most surprising ones was New York City when the state approved it in March 2021. 2 Chainz, an avid cannabis user, was recently hanging out in New York and couldn’t believe marijuana was legal in the city. Law enforcement would crack down … [Read more...] about 2 Chainz Is Amazed By NYC Cannabis Laws: ‘They Turned Into Cali’. Is it really like Cali. though?
Did they even send the letter? New York said it cracked down on marijuana ‘gifting’ — Or did it?
New York was trying to send a message. The state permitted marijuana possession last year, but recreational sales of the drug remain illegal until regulators can set up business licenses. This process has been slow — with the first legal sales still months away. But recreational dispensaries didn’t want to wait and began “gifting” their customers weed with the purchase of, … [Read more...] about Did they even send the letter? New York said it cracked down on marijuana ‘gifting’ — Or did it?
