Bronx's first recreational marijuana dispensary opens Thursday
Statis Cannabis Company, located on Tremont and Marmion avenues, greeted customers at 4:20 p.m.
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Statis Cannabis Company, located on Tremont and Marmion avenues, greeted customers at 4:20 p.m.
The governor says instead of fining them, the state now has the tools to shut them down fast.
New York's first legal dispensary opened late last year, but ever since there has been a growing number of unlicensed stores opening up. The governor says instead of fining them, the state now has new tools. CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports.
It's a time of high anxiety for hundreds of New York's licensed marijuana farmers.
The state's slow opening of licensed recreational dispensaries has meant a lack of buyers for farmers.
This is the first year the holiday can be observed legally with cannabis from the state's recreational stores.
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The store is also city's first retail cannabis dispensary outside Manhattan.
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The store is opening on Bleecker Street, but in this case, so is a lifetime of opportunity for Roland Conner.
Roland Conner's dispensary is set to open its doors at 10 a.m. on Tuesday on Bleecker Street. CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
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A new state law will also erase the possession convictions of nearly 44,000 low-level marijuana offenders.
Fine Fettle in Stamford is one of seven medical marijuana dispensaries now allowed to sell marijuana products to all adults over the age of 21.
Seven recreational dispensaries are opening statewide.
History was made in New York City on Thursday as the state's first retail marijuana dispensary opened its doors. CBS2's Jessi Mitchell reports.
Crowds packed into New York's first retail marijuana dispensary Thursday. It opened at 4:20 p.m., fulfilling Gov. Kathy Hochul's promise to start sales before the year ended. CBS2's Jessi Mitchell reports.
The Housing Works Cannabis Co location is set to open at 4:20 p.m. in Manhattan. CBS2's Elijah Westbrook has more on what that means.
So far, the New York State Cannabis Control Board has approved 36 adult retail licenses.
Starting Thursday, adults 21 and over will be able to legally buy recreational marijuana in New York for the first time. CBS2's Ali Bauman got a sneak peek inside the first store.
Adults will soon legally be able to buy recreational marijuana in New York. The state's first recreational cannabis dispensary will open its doors Thursday afternoon in Manhattan. CBS2's Andrea Grymes spoke with the nonprofit set to make the first sale.
It will be run by Housing Works, a nonprofit that helps people with HIV and AIDS.
The building in Manhattan will be run by Housing Works, a nonprofit that helps people with HIV/AIDS. CBS2's Kristie Keleshian reports.
Housing Works Cannabis Company was the first in the state to get a conditional adult use retail dispensary license. CBS2's Dick Brennan reports.
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