Mayor Eric Adams hails ‘major milestone’ as former Gap store in Lower Manhattan sells variety of cannabis-related products
All proceeds from these pot purchases “go back to fund our services and advocacy, which include housing, healthcare, and people living with HIV and chronic illness”, the creative director of the non-profit Housing Works, Elizabeth Koke, told the station.
“The legal cannabis market has the potential to be a major boon to New York’s economic recovery – creating new jobs, building wealth in historically underserved communities, and increasing state and local tax revenue.” The first cultivation licenses for adult-use hemp were issued in April, and the first retail licenses. During the period between spring 2021 and the present, however, some aspiring sativa sellers decided not to wait and started hawking hash without obtaining a proper license.
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