Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Regions
    • Queens
    • Brooklyn
    • The Bronx
    • Manhattan
    • Staten Island
  • Videos
    • In the Community With
    • Election Debates
    • Power Players
  • Opinion
  • Policy
    • Transportation
    • Education
    • Police & Safety
    • Real Estate & Housing
    • Business & Economics
    • Health
    • Immigration
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
  • Our Network
    • amNY
    • Bronx Times
    • Brooklyn Paper
    • Caribbean Life
    • Dan’s Papers
    • Gay City News
    • Long Island Press
    • Metro
    • Noticia
    • QNS
Politics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political NewsPolitics NY: New York’s Source for Government & Political News
  • Regions
  • Queens
  • Brooklyn
  • The Bronx
  • Manhattan
  • Staten Island
  • Videos
  • In the Community With
  • Election Debates
  • Power Players
  • Policy
  • Transportation
  • Education
  • Police & Safety
  • Real Estate & Housing
  • Business & Economics
  • Health
  • Immigration
  • Our Network
  • amNY
  • Bronx Times
  • Brooklyn Paper
  • Caribbean Life
  • Dan’s Papers
  •  
  • Gay City News
  • Long Island Press
  • Metro
  • Noticia
  • QNS
  • Contact Us
  • Power Lists
  • Inside Government
  • Election Primer
  • Debates & Forums
  • Opinion
  • Judicial
  • Jobs
Politics

Freeing the plant: East Village shop ushers in the era of legal marijuana sales in New York

By Dean Moses Posted on December 29, 2022
DSC05958-copy-2-copy-1200×945-1

New York City’s very first legal marijuana dispensary was officially christened in the East Village on Dec. 29 with its first sale.

Chris Alexander, the executive director of the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) made the first sale, buying $96 of marijuana products at 750 Broadway, a shop opened and operated by Housing Works, a non-profit that fights homelessness and HIV.

See the full article at amNY

Freeing the plant: East Village shop ushers in the era of legal marijuana sales in New York

About the Author

Related Articles

  • Amid Coronavirus, Push to Legalize Weed Reignites
  • State Senator Brad Hoylman [photo provided by Avi Small] Amid Coronavirus, Push to Legalize Weed Reignites
  • Amid Coronavirus, Push to Legalize Weed Reignites
  • 9th Congressional District Race: Hiller Introduces Cannabis Platform

Jobs in New York

Add your job

  • Pear Tree Explorers Home Child Care, Inc.Preschool Teacher
  • Dragonetti Florist/Mill lane NurseryFlorist Manager/Designer/Sales Professional
  • L.SalzmanCleaning Person

View all jobs…

Sign up for our daily insider news roundup

Subscribe

More from Around New York

The New York City Department of Transportation officially opened the newest electric vehicle charging station in the borough, Wednesday. The site offers EV drivers four fast chargers (
Bronx Times

Electric Vehicles in the Bronx are charging ahead as the city installs a new fast charging station

"Fight Back" takes place at The LGBT Community Center on Oct. 30 at 7 p.m.
Gay City News

‘Fight Back’ turns theatergoers into 1980s ACT UP activists

fall fest
QNS

Photos: Nonprofit Dancing Dreams holds annual Fall Fest at Bay Terrace Shopping Center

site of macon hardware bed-stuy bookstore
Brooklyn Paper

Journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones to open bar and bookstore at former Macon Hardware shop in Bed-Stuy

  • Contact Us
  • Networking Events
  • Podcasts
  • © 2025 Political Edge LLC
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use
  • Sections
  • Jobs
  • Power Lists
  • Videos
  • Contact