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Since New York legalized marijuana in 2021, unlicensed pot shops have proliferated across NYC, with limited pushback from authorities. On Tuesday, Gov. Hochul called on sites such as Yelp and Google Maps to stop listing them, and also renewed calls for the state Legislature to beef up enforcement powers and penalties.

Connecticut marijuana retailers say a dearth of licensed growers in the state’s fledgling legal pot industry has left them with a shortage of product to sell. The supply problem has appeared after slow retail growth in New York last year left growers there struggling with the opposite: an excess of supply. It would seem both problems could easily be solved...

A federal judge has rejected a challenge to New York state’s licensing program for selling legal marijuana, a system two California applicants say unconstitutionally discriminates against out-of-state residents. The ruling may spur New York into issuing hundreds of licenses in a state where most marijuana is sold by unlicensed businesses

Dazed Cannabis, a Black and veteran owned legal dispensary opened in the heart of Union Square, inside the historical Decker Building.

Dazed Cannabis is the fifth legal dispensary to open in the five boroughs and was opened by a Harlem native who was arrested in a 2008 sting operation for trying to by weed.

In his end of the year news conference, Mayor Adams outlined a plan to crack down on illegal marijuana shops in the city. Andrew Siff reporting. 

President Joe Biden has pardoned thousands of people who were convicted of use and simple possession of marijuana on federal lands and in the District of Columbia.

President Joe Biden issued a proclamation on Friday, pardoning those who committed simple marijuana offenses, including use and possession.

Welp, it was only a matter of time. New York’s Office of Cannabis Management announced a statewide recall Tuesday affecting a brand of marijuana gummies. One lot of gummies sold under the name “Jenny’s Zee Zee gummies 2:1 THC/CBN adult use edible product” is affected by the recall. Authorities say they were sold at licensed cannabis dispensaries throughout New...

New York could soon start to get more recreational marijuana dispensaries after a judge on Friday approved legal settlements to end lawsuits that halted the state’s legal cannabis licensing program. The settlements lift a court order that has blocked the state from processing or issuing retail marijuana licenses since August. State officials said the agreement will allow more than 400…

An emergency room pediatrician is seeing an uptick in children consuming pot-laced edibles that often look and taste like regular candy.

New York will expand its legal cannabis market by the hundreds, while also assuring the public that it is aggressively cracking down on illegal sales of marijuana across the state — seizing $42 million worth of illicit product. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that hundreds of licenses are being made available for individuals and businesses interested in legally growing and selling…

Cannabis reform is moving one step closer to reality at the federal level, with a committee hearing on a bipartisan bill to expand banking services for legal marijuana businesses expected to take place at the end of the month, according to multiple people directly involved in the process.

When it emerged this week that U.S. health regulators are suggesting that the federal government loosen restrictions on marijuana, the news lit up the world of weed.

Rescheduling the drug would reduce or potentially eliminate criminal penalties for possession. Marijuana is currently classified as a Schedule I drug, alongside heroin and LSD

The rollout for legal weed has been slowed down, which has allowed illegal shops to pop up across the city causing police to go after landlords of illegal shops. Erica Byfield reports.

The attorney general’s office has cautioned that halting the program will financially hurt retailers who are spending money to set up shop under provisional licenses.

New York officials have shut down what they call seven unlicensed cannabis dispensaries in the western part of the state. Authorities closed the “I’m Stuck” stores in Cayuga, Oswego and Wayne counties on Monday, alleging the owner ignored repeated notices to stop operating without state approval and sold cannabis products to underage customers. The owner, David Tulley, adamantly denies selling...

New York City is now ranked as the top city in the world when it comes to marijuana consumption, according to a recent study.

The financial services company has told banks and institutions to stop allowing cannabis purchases on its debit cards.