Articles tagged with "new york city"
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Charting Harlem’s long history as a hotbed for cannabis culture
Dan Reagans and Calvin Stovall - Published on February 9, 2023Read moreFor more than a century, Harlem has helped define New York City’s world famous cannabis scene. From 1920s Jazz pioneers to the legal legends of today, Leafly honors the neighborhood’s deeply rooted influence on pot culture.
28 grams of game: Shiest Bubz is legend
Mikhail Harrison and Calvin Stovall - Published on February 3, 2023Read moreIn New York cannabis, no name carries more weight than Smoker’s Club co-founder Shiest Bubz. Learn how the Harlem native became NYC’s “Willy Wonka of Weed” in Leafly’s latest 28 grams of game.
Smacked Village: Inside New York’s second legal weed dispensary
Amelia Williams and Calvin Stovall - Published on January 24, 2023Read moreSmacked Village owner Roland Conner is New York’s first dispensary owner with a cannabis conviction. After his new pop-up store becomes permanent, Conner plans to pass the store down to his son.
![Anthony Miranda, New York City Sheriff led raid of Brooklyn cannabis shop Big Chief. (LLN NYC)]()
New York now has over 210 licensed dispensaries [October 2024]
Amelia Williams and Calvin Stovall - Published on January 19, 2023Read moreNew York City officials estimate the city hosts over 1,200 illicit stores selling cannabis, compared to the sole licensed dispensary open as of now.
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What’s next for New York’s legal weed rollout in 2023?
Calvin Stovall - Published on January 4, 2023Read moreThese are the stories to watch as New York’s brand new industry enters 2023 with high hopes.
![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.
