New York

While people may buy more stuff online, they still like to go out and shop if stores offer them a way to engage their curiosity, a sense of adventure, and a place to gather. That’s what’s helped some retailers compete with the likes of Amazon.com AMZN, -1.71% or discounters such as Walmart Inc. WMT

Cannabis-infused pizza joint Queen Village shut down! Stoned Pizzeria — which operates three other locations in New York City — infuses its food with THC oils, but also purports to sell edibles and flower to customers, per its website. Philadelphia authorities say they have shut down a Queen Village

ALBANY - State cannabis regulators have framed draft regulations for businesses that will serve as venues for the controlled consumption of marijuana. On-site consumption lounges were envisioned in the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act approved in 2021, the same legislation that allows the

Cannabis regulators in New York on Thursday issued 50 additional licenses to operate an adult-use marijuana business in the state, growing the number to 215 licenses awarded since the marketplace went into effect. The new licenses were announced as a social equity and economic plan, a move meant to

New York’s governor has signed legislation to address the state’s illicit cannabis industry, giving regulators new powers to assess civil penalties. New York Governor Kathy Hochul on Wednesday signed legislation to reign in the state’s illicit marijuana market that includes penalties for unlicensed

High taxes and heavy regulations are as effective as prohibition at creating black markets. While I have fond memories of life in New York, many of them involve defying some stupid rule or regulation. It's a pleasure to now live in Arizona where government, while still idiotic, generally has a

Licensed dispensaries without storefronts are delivering product from as far away as the Capital Region into Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021 (MRTA) allows for the delivery of cannabis products, up to 3 ounces of whole flour or 24 grams of concentrate

Marijuana delivered right to your doorstep. After greeting a delivery worker on his doorstep, showing his ID and signing his name, Bryan Brown finalized the first legal recreational cannabis sale on Long Island this Tuesday. The exchange — from the second the car parked outside his Nassau County

As the Empire State continues to struggle with illicit weed operations, State Senator Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester), chair of a new state Senate Subcommittee on Cannabis, says there's no time to waste. ( Benzinga) “A lot of the debate in the Legislature is about how big the fines may be, what the

Syracuse - It’s called Friends of Ours Lounge, and one sign says it’s a “private club”. A smaller sign describes it as a “cannabis lounge.” Another warns you must be 21 to enter. A security camera scans the entrance. The storefront at 103 Nichols Ave. in Eastwood is a few steps down the street from

When officials from the state Dormitory Authority announced plans for a cannabis dispensary on 125th Street in Harlem last year, the local community pushed back, fearful the store could lead to an increase in crime and congestion. With the state standing its ground, the 125th Street Business

Last year, state regulators encouraged farms to plant and harvest marijuana as soon as possible. BUFFALO - A group of weed farmers has formed an alliance with the goal of advocating for themselves in the face of ever-changing regulations and an industry that, so far, has over-promised and