NY pot farm moves 100,000 economical ‘dime bags’ under legalization
Talk about a bargain. Hudson Cannabis, a 500-acre “seed-to-smoke” cannabis farm in the Hudson Valley, has reached the milestone of delivering more than 100,000 bags of affordable, legal cannabis for sale at or below the retail price of $10 at licensed cannabis retail stores across the state. Since legalization, many dispensaries and growers have preferred […]
NYC pols from all boroughs urge NY Gov. Kathy Hochul to keep rule limiting pot shops
City council members from each ward are calling on Governor Kathy Hawkle to block the state’s Cannabis Control Commission’s efforts to allow more licensed marijuana stores to open in New York City neighborhoods. Nine members of the council’s “Common Sense” Caucus sent a letter to Hochle on Monday slamming what critics call a half-baked proposal […]
Eric Adams’ illegal pot shop crackdown sparks official probe by Brad Lander as the two face off for NYC mayor
One mayoral candidate isn’t giving the city much credit for cracking down on illegal marijuana stores. City Auditor Brad Lander has opened an investigation into rival Mayor Eric Adams’ high-profile “Operation Padlock” program, which has shut down about 800 unlicensed marijuana dispensaries in the city since mid-May. Mayor Lander announced the “Operation Padlock” investigation in […]
Chicken pot pie: classic, kid-friendly, and it keeps
At a time in life when you simply need to rely on routine, the meals I make for my family basically meet the following criteria: Kids love it Easy to deliver to others Good preservation My old go-to recipes never fail. This Chicken Pot Pie is a classic and has more protein than your average […]
New York cannabis shops can offer discounts on pot under new proposal
Get excited about these prices! State cannabis regulators proposed Wednesday to repeal rules that prohibit licensed cannabis stores from discounting marijuana products, a rule they argued disadvantages illegal operators. Senior citizens, students and veterans could be offered discounted prices on cannabis gummies, oils and other items, sources said. That could mean being able to buy […]
A look inside NYC law enforcement raids on illegal Staten Island pot shops
Authorities raided two illegal marijuana dispensaries on Staten Island this week, including one that contained a secret staircase that led officers to an underground illicit stash house, witnessed by The Washington Post. New York City sheriff’s deputies and officers found hundreds of neatly organized packages of cannabis products in the dingy basement of Richmond Discount […]
Bay Ridge parents, pols push to block legal pot shop near schools, churches
Bay Ridge parents, politicians and civic leaders are pleading with state regulators to reject plans to open marijuana stores near the Brooklyn neighborhood’s numerous schools and places of worship. “We are writing to express our firm opposition to the proposed opening of this cannabis dispensary,” Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis and state Assemblymen Michael Tanoussis and Alec […]
Dem Push to Loosen Pot Rules Is a Pander to Banks, Probably to Help Donors
On Friday’s broadcast of FOX News Channel’s “The Ingraham Angle,” Breitbart and editor-in-chief new york times bestseller defeat biden Author Alex Marlowe says the Democratic push to reclassify marijuana as a low-level crime could be an attempt to help donors who haven’t yet taken advantage of marijuana legalization in certain states “take advantage.” He claimed […]
State won’t say how many illegal pot shops there are as NYC cracks down
State cannabis regulators have declined to provide an estimate of how many illegal marijuana stores there are in New York, but Mayor Adams announced Tuesday that he would “padlock” the five boroughs to shut down illegal marijuana stores. announced the “Protect” program. “It’s much bigger than we would like,” Pascal Bernard, deputy director for intergovernmental […]
Queens civic leaders oppose legal pot shops until every local illicit one is closed
Frustrated civic leaders in central Queens are opposing a licensed cannabis store planned for their neighborhood until authorities padlock all illegal stores. Shelley Algredo, chair of Community Board 9, which covers Kew Gardens, Richmond Hill and Ozone Park, said: “The board is already concerned about the proliferation of illegal smoking establishments operating in the area […]