A flurry of potential December grand openings means New York is on track to have 37 adult-use cannabis stores in operation statewide by the end of the year, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
As many as 12 recreational marijuana retailers across the state could start sales this month, Hochul said Thursday, including the first legal retailer in Brooklyn, New York City’s most populous borough.
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That’s still a far cry from the retail density seen in other states.
New Jersey, for example, has 65 adult-use stores open for business, according to state data.
Meanwhile, multistate operators with medical marijuana licenses in New York on Dec. 8 received the green light from state regulators to begin adult-use sales Dec. 29.
Yet, it remains to be seen how legal stores will be able to contend with a pervasive illicit market that’s taken root in the time between the state legalizing marijuana in
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