Apr. 14, 2025 By Emily Davenport Brooklyn is going big for the “high holy day” with a weeklong lineup of cannabis-friendly events leading up to — and lighting up — 4/20. From flower-themed workshops and free coffee pop-ups to DJ sets, nail art bars, and all-day block party vibes, the borough is rolling out…
Feb. 13, 2025 By Adam Daly The owner of an unlicensed cannabis store in Bay Ridge has been ordered to pay $6 million in penalties for operating illegally and ignoring repeated warnings from authorities, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday. Big Chief Smoke Shop, located at the corner of 74th Street and…
Dec. 27, 2024 By Gabriele Holtermann The Flowery, a Florida-based medical dispensary, opened its newest legal adult-use cannabis dispensary in Williamsburg on Dec. 20, marking the company’s fourth location in New York City. This opening at 692 Grand St. marks part of The Flowery’s continued expansion in New York, where it aims to set…
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.
Apr. 19, 2024 By Adam Daly
Williamsburg’s first legal recreational weed dispensary opened its doors to customers on Friday, the eighth licensed store now open in Kings County — and just in time for 4/20.
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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Mar. 25, 2024 By Jada Camille
A task force from the New York City Sheriff’s Office last week busted some southern Brooklyn shops for illegally carrying and selling cannabis and other illicit products during a routine inspection of the district.
Feb. 19, 2024 By Adam Daly
Officers from the 88th Precinct are looking for three men who held up a Clinton Hill weed shop on Feb. 9, stealing $5,500 worth of assorted cannabis products.
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.
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.