cannabis Archives – QNS

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News

Gotham NYC launches business accelerator program for Black-owned cannabis products

By Patrick Stachniak

Osbert Orduna, CEO of The Cannabis Place in Queens, has been one of the lead organizers of the movement to protect dispensaries impacted by New York’s revised school-distance rule and is among 12 licensees suing to block the change.

AMNY

‘We followed the rules’: 12 NYC cannabis businesses sue state to block school-distance rule change

Some cannabis business owners fear their livelihoods could go up in smoke if lawmakers don’t act soon.

AMNY

Cannabis dispensary owners demand Albany special session to pass protection bill amid proximity rule change

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Courts

More than $2.5M worth of marijuana confiscated during raids in Maspeth, Long Island City: DA

By Bill Parry

The entrance to P.S. 58 on Grand Avenue, which local leaders say is too close to a proposed cannabis dispensary under state law.

Politics

Maspeth leaders reject proposed cannabis dispensary near elementary school, cite state law violations

By Colum Motherway

Astoria

NBA legend Carmelo Anthony brings STAYME7O cannabis brand to Astoria’s Terp Bros

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News

Rego Park welcomes Token, new cannabis dispensary that aims to build strong community ties

By Colum Motherway

New dispensary Nice Yield opens in Hunters Point, blending West Coast expertise with Queens roots

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Business

Cannabis retailer Curaleaf now offering recreational sales at Forest Hills location

By Ethan Marshall

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People

More illegal smoke shops shutter in Central Queens: Council Member Holden introduces new online tool to report illegal stores

By Anthony Medina

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Over 195 illegal smoke shops shut down in Queens since May, hundreds throughout the five boroughs

By Anthony Medina

Mayor Eric Adams, Governor Kathy Hochul, and a task force of law enforcement performed a victory lap in the Bronx Wednesday, announcing that over 750 illegal smoke shops across the five boroughs have been shuttered.

AMNY

‘Padlock to Protect’ shuts down more than 750 illegal cannabis vendors citywide: Mayor Adams

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News

Bell Boulevard’s first legal marijuana dispensary welcomed by Bayside community

By Iryna Shkurhan

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Mobile cannabis dispensary seized in Sunnyside, illegal scooter crackdowns continue: DA

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Jackson Heights

Jackson Heights community rallies against illegal smoke shops near schools

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Opinion

Op-ed: Making the change: Illegal cannabis stores will now be closed!

By Assemblymember Stacey Pheffer Amato

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Illegal smoke shop in Jackson Heights reopens days after being shut down by NYC Sheriff’s office

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Long Island City

First black-owned legal adult-use cannabis dispensary opens in Long Island City

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People

Licensed cannabis dispensary owners unite to push for local crackdown on unlicensed weed shops

By Anthony Medina

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People

Convenience store adjacent to Council Member Ariola’s Ozone Park office shut down after contraband raid

By Anthony Medina

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People

Council Member Holden and NYC Sheriff lead crackdown on unlicensed cannabis stores in Middle Village

By Anthony Medina

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AMNY

Op-Ed | Building a legal, equitable cannabis industry that works for us all

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Schneps Podcasts

Transporting Consciousness with Jesse Tolz, the Travel Agency

Inset_ Sohan joined by his wife and daughter cut the ribbon with staff and OCM rep Damian Fagon and Cannabus NYC founder Dasheeda Dawson (right)

News

From “ Legacy to Legal” Queens native opens Silk Road NYC, Jamaica Avenue’s second licensed cannabis dispensary

By Athena Dawson

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Schneps Podcasts

Navigating the Legal System: Mark D. Shirian on Litigation and Justice in NYC

A brightly lit Brooklyn space for young kids in the Williamsburg-Greenpoint neighborhood

New York Family

One Play at a Time: Rachel Beider’s Canopy