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NEW YORK - When the war on marijuana came sweeping through his New York City housing project decades ago, Roland Conner found himself going in and out of jail. It’s a time he'd rather not talk about. Now, at age 50, he has opened the state's first legal cannabis dispensary to be run by someone

NEW YORK - The second legal marijuana dispensary is opening up in the city on Tuesday. But this will be the first to go to someone who had a previous marijuana conviction. The store is opening on Bleecker Street, but in this case, so is a lifetime of opportunity. "It's overwhelming," Roland Conner

NEW YORK - The City Council is trying to tackle the growing problem of unlicensed smoke shops popping up everywhere around the city. CBS2 discussed the matter with parents and even young teens, who had a chance to voice their concerns. In every borough, on nearly every corner, smoke shops are taking

(The Center Square) – While Pennsylvania debates marijuana legalization, neighboring states like New York brag about the tax revenues. New York legalized medical cannabis in 2014 and recreational use for adults age 21 and older followed in 2021. Legal sales began at the end of 2022, and tax revenue

The opening will come a month after the state’s first – and only – legal cannabis dispensary began sales. Already home to the Empire State’s first and only legal recreational cannabis dispensary, New York City will soon make way for a second. Gothamist reports that a new pot dispensary called

A Toronto-based company had more reasons than just proximity for building a “premium indoor cultivation facility” in Western New York, according to Mark Sims, president and CEO of RIV Capital. Buffalo was attractive to the cannabis company not only for its labor force and access to renewable power

It looks like Jay-Z can do more than produce hip-hop greatness. His company, Roc Nation, is working with cannabis industry giant, The Parent Company, restructuring their growing partnership. The Insider reported that the terms of the agreement will put Jay-Z, Roc Nation, and their affiliates on top

NEW YORK - The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York rung up its first sales on Thursday, opening up what is expected to be one of the country's most lucrative markets for cannabis — underscored by the dozens of unauthorized shops that have operated in the open for years. The

Niagara County Community College will be hosting the first cannabis conference on a State University of New York campus, covering the “seed to sale” lifespan in the cannabis business. It will take place starting at 9 a.m. on Jan. 10 in the campus dining commons and dining room. Brian Michel, the

New York state will soon launch legal marijuana shops and is being forced to address the large number of illegal stores that have popped up since the drug was legalized. As a legal cannabis market gets ready to launch in New York, the city must figure out a way to differentiate legal shops from

NEW YORK - The Big Apple will be getting its first recreational marijuana dispensary at the end of the month, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday. History will be made in just about a week. The building in Manhattan will house the state's first legal pot dispensary. It'll be run by Housing Works

STATEN ISLAND - A former Staten Island elected official recently entered a new role that’s bringing him in close contact with the nation’s legal marijuana industry. Former District Attorney and Rep. Dan Donovan (R-Staten Island/Brooklyn) now serves as chairman of a company called Token Corp, which