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March 22, 2024aggregated, Black-owned, Bliss + Lex, CAURD, dispensaries, licensing, Manhattan, New York, New York City, news, Nicole Lucien, poc, retail, Women

First Black Woman-Owned Dispensary Opens in Manhattan

Bliss + Lex is a Black woman-owned cannabis dispensary in Manhattan and its team says it’s the first dispensary of its kind […]

January 24, 2024aggregated, attractions, cannabis lounges, Lifestyle, Manhattan, museums, New York, New York City, Tourism, Travel

New York City has the best weed museum in the world now

In New York City with no weed and nowhere to go? The House of Cannabis has you covered. The post New York […]

December 16, 2023adult use, aggregated, Alchemy Pure, Brooklyn, Bud + Boro, dispensaries, Events, farmer's market, finger lakes, Good Grades, Grow, Growers Showcase, Hell's Kitchen Cannabis Collective, legal weed, Manhattan, New Paltz, New Roots Garden, New York, NYC, retail, Rize, Rolling Green

New York’s Grower Showcase Events Provide Pipeline for Producers, Refreshing Space for Buyers

New York’s rollout of legal weed shops has been a mess, to say the least. Designed to revolutionize the legal weed marketplace, […]

October 21, 2023125th Street, adult use, aggregated, Apollo Theater, dispensaries, Gotham Buds, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Harlem, Manhattan, New York, New York City, news, NYC

Harlem’s First Dispensary Opens to Customers

After months of controversy and legal disputes, the first legal cannabis dispensary in Harlem opened its doors to customers on Wednesday. Gotham […]

October 11, 2023adult use, aggregated, CAURD, ConBud LLC, dispensaries, Kevin Bryant, Kush Culture LLC, licensing, Manhattan, New York, news, retailers, Terp Bros

New York Judge Approves Two Cannabis Retailers To Open

A New York Judge recently issued a court order that allows just two cannabis retailers to open for business, while hundreds of […]

October 2, 2023aggregated, Aldous Huxley, Bob Shea, Culture, Manhattan, mescaline, Mexico, Native American, New York, news, peyote, poetry, Psychedelics, Santa Fe, tripping, Yucca

From the Archives: A Lifetime Supply of Peyote Magic (1977)

By J. F. Burke Most of my life it’s been boo, booze and blow. I didn’t get into trips until I was […]

July 31, 2023aggregated, CBGB, Culture, From the Archives, Manhattan, Music, New York, NYC, Opium, Punk, Stock Exchange, Times Square, Travel, vagabond, Victor Bockris

From the Archives: New York, Mon Amour (1979)

By Victor Bockris 1) At London’s Gatwick Airport, I went straight to the cafeteria, stationed myself at a deserted corner table, put […]

July 20, 2023aggregated, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, dispensaries, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Hell’s Kitchen, illegal cannabis, licensing, Manhattan, New York, news, NYC, Senator

NY State Senator Urges Aggressive Action on Unlicensed Cannabis Shops

A New York state senator wrote a letter to the state’s Office of Cannabis Management, urging leadership to engage in “aggressive action” […]

February 15, 2023adult use, aggregated, CAURD, dispensaries, Gov. Kathy Hochul, Manhattan, New York, New York City, news, NYC, recreational cannabis, retail, Union Square

New York City Opens Third Legal Cannabis Store

Cannabis retail locations are rolling out in the largest city in the U.S. while unlicensed locations thrive despite numerous efforts to shut […]

February 10, 2023adult use, aggregated, dispensaries, Eric Adams, illegal cannabis, Manhattan, New York, New York City, news, NYC, recreational marijuana, retail

New York City Officials Pledge Crackdown on Illicit Pot Shops

New York City officials announced this week that they would take new steps to address the city’s growing number of unlicensed cannabis […]