Working at home with windows open last week, the smell of marijuana wafted inside. For eight hours, boisterous customers waited in line for blocks, with crowds on bikes and motorcycles gathering. Unfortunately, “New York’s First Adult-Use Dispensary” opened up at 750 Broadway and Astor Place (where The Gap was) across from my apartment, at an intersection bordering three colleges where I’ve taught.
New York state began selling recreational cannabis with the first dispensary opening its doors on December 30, 2022. Over the coming months New York state is expected to issue another 139 licenses with roughly 900 additional applicants waiting to find out if they win the cannabis lottery.
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