It joins Housing Works Cannabis Co. – just half a mile away – as one of two legal recreational dispensaries in a city already saturated with black market options.
The storefront, which will operate in a “pop-up” capacity for its first month before undergoing a full renovation, marks a long-awaited step in New York’s ambitious effort to prioritize social equity in an emerging billion-dollar marijuana industry.
Smacked owner Roland Conner, a property manager and New Jersey resident, qualified under previous arrests, which he declined to detail on Monday. He said he plans to run the site alongside his 25-year-old son, Darius, who was also involved in the pre-legalization – or “legacy” – weed-selling business.
So far, the state’s Office of Cannabis Management has issued 28 licenses to other applicants with marijuana convictions, who will work with the Dormitory Authority to secure funding for their locations.
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