Ariel Palitz has overseen NYC's bars, restaurants and clubs as Founding Director of the city's Office of Nightlife (or "First Nightlife Mayor"). Now looking toward her next move, she shares her insights on the future of cannabis consumption lounges.
Mar Fitzgerald is Chair of Cannabis Licensing and the Equity, Race and Justice Committee for Manhattan's Community Board 2. She shares how cannabis businesses entering New York's legal industry can form beneficial relationships with their local communities.
WYNK, the most widely distributed cannabis seltzer in the U.S., arrives on NYC's retail shelves. The drink delivers a light, bubby social experience with just a "WYNK" of THC and CBD.
New Yorkers can enjoy fresh-baked cannabis sweets made with natural ingredients and safe dosing at Sweetooth, the city's first THC-infused bakeshop.
The NYC Cannabis Parade and Rally returns to Union Square for the 2023 season - its 50th anniversary. Join hip hop icons Shiest Bubz and dead prez, along with notable speakers and industry partners, for this historic moment in cannabis.
Female Voices Rock (FVR) is an NYC-based organization that hosts events to champion women’s voices and creativity. From Friday May 5th through Sunday May 7th, FVR is hosting a film festival in Brooklyn that focuses on women filmmakers. Founder Catherine Delaloye explains what makes FVR powerful.
Back Home Cannabis Co. has launched its four-pack chillum FLIGHT, made with chillums by Pre-Pack, Inc., at the Union Square Travel Agency dispensary for all New Yorkers to enjoy.
New York's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) awarded 99 new Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses, ensuring that cannabis retailers will be able to open in nearly every region in the state.
Entrepreneur Extasy James will make history as the first woman to own an adult-use cannabis dispensary in New York State. Her shop Good Grades opens in Jamaica, Queens on March 30.
Katra Film Series presents the red carpet premiere of acclaimed international filmmaker Daniel Diosdado’s American debut feature, "The Nomad," at Regal Cinemas.
New York's Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) is increasing the number of Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses to 300. CAURD licenses go to justice-involved entrepreneurs impacted by the War on Drugs and nonprofit organizations.
Union Square Travel Agency: A Cannabis Store is New York City's third licensed adult-use dispensary. Opening February 13th, the retailer is operated by a subsidiary of The Doe Fund, a nonprofit aimed at ending recidivism and homelessness through job training.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced a multi-agency partnership to stop the explosion of illegal cannabis dispensaries across the borough and protect the emerging legal industry.
Smacked Village has opened as New York's first social equity adult-use cannabis dispensary. Owner Roland Conner is the first licensee with a previous conviction to launch a legal cannabis business in the state.
NYC's Museum at FIT celebrates hip hop's anniversary with the exhibit "Fresh, Fly, and Fabulous: Fifty Years of Hip Hop Style," opening February 8, 2023. Co-curators Elizabeth Way and Elena Romero explain hip hop's style roots and evolution.
