Smacked is the first Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) opening since the legalization of weed that is run by businesspeople who had been criminalized by cannabis prohibition.
NEW YORK (AP) When the war on marijuana came sweeping through his New York City housing project decades ago, Roland Conner found himself going in and out of jail. It’s a time he'd rather not talk about.
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Roland Conner's shop in Greenwich Village, called “Smacked," opened to the public Tuesday with the state's support. It is New York's second legal place to buy.