Articles tagged with "new york city"
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![New York's first weed dispensary Housing Works line on day one of sales in December, 2022. (Meg Scmidt)]()
New York’s first legal weed store opens to long line of happy customers
Mikhail Harrison, Amelia Williams, and Calvin Stovall - Published on December 29, 2022Read moreDay one of legal weed sales in New York will go down in history. Leafly was there for the smoke.
![Tremaine Wright, chair of New York's Cannabis Control Board, made one of the ceremonial first purchases at Housing Works in Greenwich Village. (Meg Schmidt / Leafly)]()
Regulators buy New York’s first legal weed products
Mikhail Harrison, Amelia Williams, and Calvin Stovall - Published on December 29, 2022Read moreBefore customers lined up to buy at Housing Works, New York regulators vowed to run an equitable industry, then tasted the fruits of their labor.
![Brooklyn dispensary applicant Alex Norman spoke to Leafly about his past as a dealer, and plans for the future of legal weed in New York. (Calvin Stovall / Leafly)]()
28 grams of game: Budega NYC’s Alex Norman
Amelia Williams and Calvin Stovall - Published on December 28, 2022Read moreAlex Norman followed his instincts, and the lyrics of New York rap greats, to success in various fields. His legacy-to-legal cannabis journey now lives on for those hoping to take a similar path.
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How and where to buy legal weed in New York [Updated February 2023]
Calvin Stovall - Published on December 24, 2022Read moreHere’s how to find legal weed shops and delivery services across New York.
![New York man shows off his "Birthday Cake," but "Wedding Cake" is his favorite strain. "It's soft, it's the softest," he explains. (Jon Bain / Leafly)]()
New York’s top 10 weed strains of 2022
Mikhail Harrison and Calvin Stovall - Published on December 23, 2022Read moreEast Coast nostalgia nugs, Leafly Strain of the Year picks, and more. New Yorkers loved these strains in 2022.
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The 10 best blunt wraps for 2023
Mikhail Harrison - Published on December 22, 2022Read moreDiscover the family-owned company that beat out Backwoods and other leading leaf brands to take the top spot in our latest power puff rankings.
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These nonprofits will open New York’s first retail weed stores
Calvin Stovall - Published on December 21, 2022Read moreA handful of nonprofits will be the only licensed storefronts on day-one of adult-use cannabis sales in New York. Here’s where to find them while other rec stores remain delivery-only.
![NYC Mayor Eric Adams: “Can you tell the difference between what’s legal and what’s illegal? It’s extremely difficult to do it.” (NYC Mayor’s Office)]()
NYC Mayor vows to shut down illegal weed stores
Calvin Stovall - Published on December 19, 2022Read moreNYC launched a task force to weed out unlicensed dispensaries. They seized 100,000 products and $4 million in two weeks.
![If you don’t see this stamp on a storefront or packaget, it’s not legal. (Leafly / iStock: 400tmax)]()
This stamp will verify New York’s legal weed stores
Calvin Stovall - Published on December 15, 2022Read moreIf you don’t see this stamp on a package or retail store, you’re smoking at your own risk.
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New York reacts to lawsuit blocking weed stores from opening
Calvin Stovall - Published on December 13, 2022Read moreReactions to the lawsuit that’s blocking nearly half of the state’s adult-use dispensary licenses.
