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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‘Hii’ time: Williamsburg gets its first legal recreational weed dispensary
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.
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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Busted! Sheriff catches southern Brooklyn shops ‘green-handed’ with illegal cannabis during routine inspection
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.
Bud bandits! Police high on trail for trio behind Clinton Hill cannabis heist
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.
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.