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NY farmers market shopping list: Fancy apples, tomatoes, legal weed?
Gov. Kathy Hochul signs legislation authorizing legal weed merchants to sell at approved community events, farmers markets included.
By
Herb Pinder
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What can cannabis treat? NY researchers hope to learn more after US reclassification.
A Trump administration move could pave the way for more inquiry.
By
Caroline Lewis
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NY judge blocks processing of state cannabis license applications
The ruling threatens to further slow the state’s rocky rollout of legal weed.
By
Caroline Lewis
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NYC law used to shutter unlicensed weed bodegas is unconstitutional, judge rules
The decision calls into question the legality of the closures and the city’s enforcement efforts.
By
Caroline Lewis
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Marijuana dispensary aims to open shop in historic Greenpoint Savings Bank
Greenpoint Savings Bank, which opened in 1908, may turn into a legal pot shop.
By
Ramsey Khalifeh
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NYC cracked down on illegal weed bodegas, left behind hundreds of shuttered storefronts
Our maps show which neighborhoods got the most attention from city officials targeting unlicensed marijuana shops.
By
Caroline Lewis
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David Brand
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As NYC cannabis enforcement ramps up, sheriff's office ushers in largest class of deputies
The 90-person class of sheriff’s deputies is slated to begin in October, the largest cohort in the history of the office.
By
Caroline Lewis
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Illegal cannabis bus seized by authorities in Sunnyside, Queens DA says
Prosecutors allege that the converted school bus, dubbed the “Green Empress,” was used as an illegal mobile smoke shop.
By
Giulia Heyward
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Lawsuit aims to stop NYC's mass crackdown on marijuana shops, says it's unconstitutional
“Operation Padlock to Protect,” closed more than 300 stores suspected of making unlicensed cannabis sales between May 7 and June 3, according to Mayor Eric Adams' office.
By
Caroline Lewis
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Is New York’s weed law flawed? Brooklyn DA backs off cannabis possession charges
District Attorney Eric Gonzalez says he will no longer prosecute “weight-based” weed possession cases due to recent rulings involving large amounts of pot.
By
Caroline Lewis
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