Apr. 24, 2024 By Adam Daly
Brooklynites rolled up to events across the borough to celebrate the weed-smokers’ unofficial holiday — 4/20 — on Saturday.
PHOTOS: Brooklynites celebrate a dope 4/20
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Legal Green: A guide to Brooklyn’s licensed and legal marijuana dispensaries
Apr. 19, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
It’s nearly 4/20 — the unofficial but widely-celebrated holiday dedicated to marijuana – and for the first time ever, Brooklynites can buy their supplies legally at a local dispensary.
High times! Where to celebrate 4/20 in Brooklyn
Apr. 18, 2024 By Meaghan McGoldrick O'Neil & Emily Davenport The phenomenon of 4/20 — weed-smokers’ unofficial holiday — dates back to the 1970s, when a group of California high school students would meet at 4:20 p.m. to search for a rumored, abandoned cannabis crop. While their search proved fruitless, the term “4/20” stuck, eventually…
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Brooklyn’s first Black woman-owned dispensary opens in Park Slope, Adams vows to crack down on illegal sellers
Feb. 29, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklyn’s first dispensary owned by a Black woman opened in Park Slope on Thursday as honor Mayor Eric Adams pledged to crack down on illegal weed stores in New York City.
Mile ‘high’ club: The Travel Agency to open new dispensary in Downtown Brooklyn
Jan. 25, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen
One of New York City’s original licensed marijuana dispensaries is set to open a new store in Downtown Brooklyn.
At long last: Brooklyn’s first legal recreational marijuana dispensary opens in Gravesend
Dec. 19, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
Brooklyn’s first legal recreational weed dispensary finally opened in Gravesend on Tuesday, nearly three years after recreational marijuana was first legalized in New York State.
Clerk shot during attempted robbery at Williamsburg smoke shop: NYPD
Sep. 27, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
A 26-year-old store clerk was shot in the hand on Sunday during an attempted robbery at a Williamsburg smoke shop.
Gunman loots Prospect Heights smoke shop
May. 11, 2023 By Aidan Graham
A gunman looted a smoke shop at Prospect Heights last month, getting away with over $1,500 worth of goods.
4/20, Legalized: With cannabis dispensaries finally coming to Brooklyn, what’s the difference between THC and CBD?
Apr. 18, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer
On April 3, following a long legislative journey, New York State approved licenses to open recreational cannabis dispensaries in Brooklyn – to the joy of weed smokers borough-wide.
Marijuana dispensary licenses to be approved in Brooklyn after lengthy legal battle
Mar. 29, 2023 By Kirstyn Brendlen
After a months-long court battle, legal retail marijuana licenses will soon be granted in Brooklyn — the only borough that had been left out of the initial rollout of dispensary licenses last fall.