New York City

The future of cannabis is about to photobomb the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

The new Cookies flagship store at Herald Square may backdrop Al Roker's standups on Thursday. The post The future of…

3 years ago

New York’s gray market cannabis crackdown begins in Brooklyn

A Brooklyn shop was raided for selling cannabis without a license. With dispensary licenses going out Monday, this is only…

3 years ago

Native tribes are surging ahead of New York’s legal cannabis market

Indigenous-owned dispensaries are booming throughout the state. Here’s how tribes statewide are claiming stake in New York’s next big industry.…

3 years ago

Tracing Cookies’ evolution from The Bay to the Big Apple

I first heard about Cookies when I was a high school student in San Francisco. Now, I’m an NYC transplant…

3 years ago

No you can’t buy weed at Cookies’ New York store, yet [FAQs]

San Francisco’s staple cannabis brand is debuting a new store in NYC this weekend. Here’s what you need to know…

3 years ago

‘I smell some weed,’ NYC mayor delighted by Times Square dank

The mayor couldn’t control his joy after catching a whiff of weed during a press conference in the Manhattan. This…

4 years ago

Mayor Eric Adams appoints Dasheeda Dawson as Cannabis NYC founding director

Dasheeda Dawson will be the first director of Cannabis NYC, the city's Small Business Services support initiative for the cannabis…

4 years ago

Tennis Star Nick Kyrgios Calls Fault on Cannabis Smell at US Open

Nick Kyrgios tasted victory, and caught a whiff of marijuana, in his second round match at the US Open on…

4 years ago

Leafly Investigation: Which celeb was smoking weed at the US Open?

Nick Kyrgios stopped his match yesterday to complain about marijuana odors. We want to know: Who had the loud? The…

4 years ago

28 grams of game: GUMBO’s Luka Brazi breaks down his NYC come-up

Mr. GUMBO invited us inside ‘the House that GUMBO built’ to learn how he made it to the top of…

4 years ago