A nonprofit with a mission to end homelessness and AIDS will open New York’s first recreational marijuana store on Dec. 29.
Housing Works will open its doors in Manhattan, the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) announced at its Wednesday morning board meeting.
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The nonprofit operates bookstores and thrift shops in Brooklyn and Manhattan and also offers community services such as COVID-19 testing, health care, housing, legal help and other assistance programs.
Housing Works did not immediately respond to MJBizDaily requests for comment.
Consider the development a win for New York regulators and Gov. Kathy Hochul, who have insisted for months that the influential market would open by year’s end, even though several rules, requirements and funding mechanisms had yet to be finalized.
An ongoing lawsuit challenging residency requirements has also stymied progress, halting the issuance of dozens of licenses in Brooklyn, Central New York, the
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