It’s about time to get high in New York — legally, Gov. Kathy Hochul said. The state’s first licensed shop to sell marijuana will open for business next week — nearly two ye…
will open for business next week — nearly two years after the law legalizing cannabis was approved, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Wednesday.
Gov. Kathy Hochul announces the first state-licensed cannabis shop will open at 750 Broadway in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village, to be run by Housing Works.Housing Works serves New Yorkers with HIV/AIDS and aids the homeless.on the Housing Works’ location for the first pot shop, a former Gap store with plenty of space to sell a multitude of marijuana products, from pre-rolled joints, to tinctures, concentrates and edibles.
Cannabis Control Board Chairwoman Tremaine Wright said, “I’m excited that a non-profit like Housing Works, with its support for formerly incarcerated individuals, will lead the way with sales. “This is a once-in-a-lifetime moment. That said, our nonprofit’s mission remains as urgent as ever. We are eager to take the lead as a social equity model for America’s cannabis industry, specifically with our hiring practices and continued support of individuals and communities disproportionately impacted by the unjust War on Drugs,” said Sasha Nutgent, Store Manager of Housing Works Cannabis Co.
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