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Licensed cannabis dispensary owners unite to push for local crackdown on unlicensed weed shops

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Bronx Times

Brothers open the Bronx’s first Jamaican-owned cannabis dispensary in Wakefield

A Bronx Joint employee makes on of the first sales during its opening on Thursday, March 14, 2024.

Bronx Times

‘Buying cannabis in the South Bronx, like what?’: Borough’s third legal dispensary opens for business

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Transporting Consciousness with Jesse Tolz, the Travel Agency

Gov. Kathy Hochul at a press conference on Wednesday talked about shutting down illegal cannabis shops.

Politics

Hochul calls on big tech companies to crackdown on illicit weed shops

Posted on February 28, 2024

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QNS

Authorities raid illegal smoke shops in College Point and Whitestone, seize cannabis and tobacco products

Astoria Post

New legal cannabis dispensary opens its doors on Steinway Street

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QNS

Bayside’s first legal marijuana dispensary ‘New Metro’ pays ode to print newspapers

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Schneps Podcasts

Revolutionizing the Perception of Cannabis Culture with Vladimir Bautista

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Politics

Schedule change: Gillibrand pushes for federal reclassification of marijuana to end negative impacts on communities of color

Posted on January 29, 2024

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Brooklyn Paper

Mile ‘high’ club: The Travel Agency to open new dispensary in Downtown Brooklyn

ronx Community Board 7 Chair Yajaira Arias, right, speaks alongside District Manager Karla Cabrera-Carrera during the body's full meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2023 at Monroe College.

Bronx Times

Nixed Jerome Avenue cannabis dispensary is at least the 25th location slashed by Bronx community boards since October

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Schneps Podcasts

NY Cannabis Medical Operators get OK on Adult Use with Jes Feuer, Etain

Politics

Biden is pardoning thousands convicted of marijuana charges on federal lands and in Washington

Posted on December 22, 2023

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Cannabis

Governor Hochul unveils new cannabis dispensaries across New York

Posted on December 19, 2023

Attorney General James and city agencies shut down illegal Bay Ridge weed shop after months of unlicensed sales.

Brooklyn Paper

‘No tolerance for illicit retailers’: Illegal Brooklyn weed shop shut down after multiple violations

Cousins Levent and Denis Ozkurt, from left, host a grand opening of their legal cannabis dispensary Hush on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.

Bronx Times

Hush dispensary in Allerton, second in the Bronx, opens its doors at long last

Business

Stuck in the haze: Some aspiring New York cannabis sellers wait to open shop even as state greenlights more dispensaries

Posted on December 13, 2023

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Batch of cannabis gummies sold at New York dispensaries recalled for lack of proper testing

Posted on December 12, 2023

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QNS

Good Grades cannabis dispensary reopens in Jamaica after extensive renovation

Bronx officials announce on Nov. 2, 2023 three arrests and more than 55 pounds of confiscated contraband at recent smoke shop raid.

Bronx Times

Two smoke shop busts yield three arrests, more than 55 pounds of illegal contraband

Customers line up at the Bronx's first legal recreational dispensary on Thursday, July 6, 2023.

Bronx Times

CB11 subcommittee OK’s new Pelham Parkway recreational cannabis dispensary; full board vote scheduled for Thursday

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Business

Crackdown: Department of Consumer and Worker Protection collects $1 million from unlawful tobacco retailers

Posted on October 24, 2023

Queens Post

Queens elected officials voice concerns over cannabis dispensary proximity to schools

Alex Silecchia, left, a marijuana "budtender," also known as a sales associate, serves a customer at Statis Cannabis Company dispensary, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in the Bronx.

Bronx Times

Bronx weighs new cannabis storefront proposal with Queens delivery location

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QNS

Queens community boards are frustrated with new responsibility of approving cannabis storefronts

Terp Bros became the first legal dispensary in Astoria to open its doors on Oct. 17.

Queens

Budding business: Astoria’s first legal dispensary opens after months of legal woes

Posted on October 17, 2023

Business

Cannabis in New York: After awkward start, state shaking up legal marijuana market

Posted on October 12, 2023

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Bronx Times

Illegal smoke shops prove to be a challenge for Bronx pols amid legal cannabis rollout

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Cannabis

New Lower East Side store MOZ blends lifestyle and cannabis under one roof

Posted on October 4, 2023

Governor Kathy Hochul is cracking down on cannabis.

Politics

New York to expand cannabis market with more applications for legal sales, crack down on illegal sellers

Posted on October 4, 2023

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Bronx Times

A tale of two dispensaries: Hush awaits green light as Statis begins delivery

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Bronx Times

Déjà vu: Allerton cannabis dispensary meets latest obstacle after judge reverses order

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Bronx Times

Judge allows Williamsbridge Road dispensary to open amid statewide cannabis legal battle

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Business

NYC Sheriff targets unregulated ‘half-baked goods’ infused with cannabis

Posted on August 19, 2023

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QNS

New adult-use cannabis dispensary set to open on Myrtle Avenue in Ridgewood

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Bronx Times

Legal cannabis dispensary proposed for shuttered Pelham Bay 7-Eleven

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QNS

‘It’s like a calling’: Inside an Ozone Park resident’s journey from convicted felon to legal cannabis shop owner in Astoria

Cannabis

New York prosecutor begins crackdown on illegal cannabis shops with $400K deal with shop owner

Posted on July 18, 2023

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Bronx Times

Lehman College offering credit for pilot cannabis career certification program

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Bronx Times

Bronx’s first cannabis dispensary opens in Crotona, as questions arise over long-term plans

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Queens Post

Roll up! Legal cannabis dispensary in Jamaica using former police car to deliver weed

An Office of Cannabis Management enforcement officer posts a sign after a store was raided in Manhattan for illegal pot sales on June 7, 2023.

Business

‘Toking’ action: City Council unanimously approves stiff fines on landlords who rent to unlicensed cannabis shops

Posted on June 22, 2023

Politics

‘That ought to get their attention’: Governor Hochul announces in Brooklyn new tactics to combat illegal cannabis stores

Posted on June 22, 2023

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Shoplifters at Financial District cannabis store stab man while stealing loot: cops

Posted on June 17, 2023

An Office of Cannabis Management enforcement officer posts a sign after a store was raided in Manhattan for illegal pot sales on June 7, 2023.

Business

Weeded out: Illegal cannabis dealers raided in Manhattan by agencies newly empowered to crack down on unlicensed pot sales

Posted on June 10, 2023

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Bronx Times

Former Mott Haven Bar & Grill site set to be legal cannabis dispensary by fall

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Bronx Times

Potential first Bronx cannabis dispensary planned for Allerton after CB11 rejection fails

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