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Why Weed Going Legal In NYC Caused A ‘Gray’ Market Boom
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Күн бұрынIn the densely populated Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the rollout of legal weed has been called slow and cumbersome, allowing for the proliferation of "gray" market storefronts and businesses to sell marijuana without going through the regulatory process.
As the tri-state metro prioritizes the equitable upbringing of the cannabis industry via social equity applications, councils and funds, several hurdles to entry have limited the number of legal dispensaries able to open and begin business.
Correction: At 03:56, this video mischaracterized the status of New Jersey's home cultivation laws. Bill S353, which legalizes growing or possessing up to six marijuana plants for personal recreational use, is currently pending technical review. Current state law prohibits personal cultivation, and is punishable by 5 years in prison.
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00:00 - Introduction
03:06 - Illicit market thrives
05:34 - Social Equity Applicants
08:11 - Pushbacks to legal recreational marijuana
09:18 - What’s next?
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Why Weed Going Legal In NYC Caused A ‘Gray’ Market Boom
@kenrickobrien8286 Жыл бұрын
The problem is why would you spend 80 when you could spend 30? The dispensary are overpriced and taxed
@brutalbasspro Жыл бұрын
Exactly I could pay 20/g for wax in the store. But I buy a half oz for 70 from the homie.
@Streetsweeper0 Жыл бұрын
@@brutalbassproyou’re buying garbage😂
@rchot84 Жыл бұрын
@@brutalbasspro Dispensary weed is garbage they barely flower for over 60 days for profit motive.
@KatoOnTheTrack1 Жыл бұрын
Mainly to get something that is traceable. I would never buy weed off the streets again. Better quality overall. You know better you do better. I don’t mind the extra cost I pay in taxes where I am in Illinois. IMO, the 30% is up is great to me. I would prefer to have wee LD I know isn’t laced with fentanyl mistakenly.
@KatoOnTheTrack1 Жыл бұрын
@@rchot84 i disagree, what percentage of THC are getting? If you’re speaking on just NYC I agree but other states are on point. I’m by Illinois but lived in Portland and Seattle when it was legal.
@angelapalmer1099 Жыл бұрын
During a bear market, the headlines will focus on negative news, whether it's declining economic growth, geopolitical upheaval, cultural and legal turmoil, or some combination of all three. I listened to a podcast of someone that grew his reserve from $120k to almost $460k during this Red season, can you share tips on how to make such aggressive proceeds in short periods?.
@28ebdh3udnav Жыл бұрын
Just remember, alcohol has less regulations and less taxes... Make marijuana to be taxed and sold like hard liquor.
@deality Жыл бұрын
Yep
@be4unvme Жыл бұрын
A smoke shop got raided by NYC sheriff's and took 50k worth of weed they were back to selling weed the next day.
@cheezeball6109 Жыл бұрын
This is why the legislature needs to find the property owners that lease to these shop owners. Start at $150K, and sky's the limit. This way your not playing whack a mole chasing shop owners.
@brandonburns5365 Жыл бұрын
@@cheezeball6109 clown
@cheezeball6109 Жыл бұрын
@@brandonburns5365 why so? Because weed should be everywhere? We need it to be just like liquor...and can't have it everywhere
@brandonburns5365 Жыл бұрын
@@cheezeball6109 where cant we have liquor
@vinnyzan1 Жыл бұрын
@Cheeze Ball how about stop focusing on social justice, woke virtue signaling and create a healthy recreational market ? The recreational market is just trash because of the corrupt politicians. A free market is a healthy market, we have a mixed economy and nothing escapes regulation but NYC politicians take things to a tyrannical level,nothing is well thought out. Everything is convoluted and arbitrary and comes from people who have no knowledge of the market and clearly had no interest in consulting any one who does. Taxing these products based on per mg of THC is the funniest thing I've ever heard and is just one example of how out of touch with reality these people are. If they spent any effort to vet these idea's before implementing that idea would have been shut down in a heartbeat.
@jasonhatfield4747 Жыл бұрын
No one seems to be learning from anyone else's mistakes. If you try to overregulate weed, the black market will thrive. Alcohol has had over 100 years of trial and error when it comes to regulation (since the end of prohibition). There's virtually no black market for alcohol. Do the same exact thing for weed. Don't try to reinvent the wheel.
@mackpines Жыл бұрын
The biggest problem is that because pot is still considered illegal on the federal level, these stores can only accept cash and not take cards. Having huge amounts of cash makes these dispensaries more attractive to thieves. We HAVE to decriminalize pot on the federal level. Ridiculous that it’s still that rank.
@nickycarts Жыл бұрын
Joe Biden and the Democrats had free reign of the federal government for two years and they didn't even bother to make marijuana a schedule 2 drug.
@kicapanmanis1060 Жыл бұрын
Yea most of the world it's still illegal including many first world countries. Be grateful the feds are turning a blind eye to states as it is, cos they can shut it down anytime legally.
@chiquita683 Жыл бұрын
That's not the problem. Malls and pharmacies are being robbed in these cities too. Discuss the real cause
@cheezeball6109 Жыл бұрын
Wrong. There are open options other than cash. The problem is the fees charged by vendors makes it slightly more expensive, but it is do-able. The real problem is something nobody wants to address.
@eln0n01 Жыл бұрын
Huh?? Dude they encourage you to use a Card actually. Idk I got to 3 different dispensaries
@thetruerevo8951 Жыл бұрын
Like Canada this whole system seems to be designed to fail for everyone except the friends of the peoples making the laws that can pay to play.
@Roblas69 Жыл бұрын
Exactly….
@TheDanLevy Жыл бұрын
Umm Canada doesn't have a uniform system & didn't have a uniform rollout. There's 10 provinces & 3 territories. Each of the Different provinces and territories rolled it out differently. Some provinces don't even have any 3rd party retail relying on government owned & operated dispensaries
@hoangnamdn682 Жыл бұрын
what are you saying bro ? do you understand what u are saying ? si ?
@thetruerevo8951 Жыл бұрын
@Dan Levy The federal government (Health Canada) is the only one who has the power to grant licenses to grow cannabis for the recreational market across the entire country.
@thetruerevo8951 Жыл бұрын
@@hoangnamdn682 what?
@TomMcMorrow Жыл бұрын
At 3:56 you state that "Home cultivation of marijuana [in New Jersey] is legal for adults 21 and older". This is incorrect. Here in New Jersey any home cultivation is punishable by at least 3 to 5 years in prison and $25,000 in fines.
@whoknows4006 Жыл бұрын
That's a pretty egregious error by CNBC. Took me 30 seconds to verify that it is illegal to grow marijuana in New Jersey at home. Stopping the video here.
@jazzg3068 Жыл бұрын
That a lie you will not spend time in jail for that stop lying to the people it is legal
@TomMcMorrow Жыл бұрын
@@jazzg3068 Please show me where growing cannabis is legal in NJ.
@whoknows4006 Жыл бұрын
This is the type of reporting you get when Jazz G be on your staff.
@goodtimestv9690 Жыл бұрын
It’s called bill S353
@DerekDAngel Жыл бұрын
It's wild to me how when a state legalizes cannabis, the formerly known "drug dealer" is now a highly successful and legalized business that's recognized by the state government as an LLC. That's how it should be, but to think that at various points through out history some of these "drug dealers" were killed during search warrants and/or seizures is somewhat morbid to think about. Just to think that individuals who specialized in botany/agriculture/biology as well as sales/marketing/advertisement/commerce were murdered for growing/harvesting/distributing/selling A PLANT is horrifying. Our children's children are going to be terrified of our generation 😂😂🤣🤣😅😅
@user-zp6dz9jw3g Жыл бұрын
和中国的大清王朝末期一样……
@alanlars628 Жыл бұрын
you cant hang on the past people made mistakes but clearly people are changing lets focus on what it is not what it was
@IDONTLIKETHATSHIT 11 ай бұрын
@@alanlars628 You obviously don't get it.
@alanlars628 11 ай бұрын
@@IDONTLIKETHATSHIT since you get it whats the solution?
@briank.6482 Жыл бұрын
If you want to sell weed legally, you need to be arrested for selling weed first. Perhaps all the people selling grey market weed want to get arrested so they are qualified to sell legal weed...
@JamesS.254 11 ай бұрын
🤔 Could be.
@MrTurnipsss Жыл бұрын
All the legal spots are in Manhattan. You expect me to travel everyday with cash downtown just for a puff? Your buggin
@muibueno829 Жыл бұрын
The taxes are killing the game for the poorer Customer, if someone would like to buy clean good stuff ... but they just can't achieve it. Sad story
@rickylefleur2158 10 ай бұрын
Taxes are just one side of the coin. Store rent, employees, administration costs. It adds up fast.
@jerryaugustin6866 Жыл бұрын
Rolling Stone article is from December 27, 2023?!
@oliviao2238 Жыл бұрын
High THC levels are the real problem, and that will be seen in the next few years
@tommybombadil8651 Жыл бұрын
Simple minded weak people are the problem. Just because they don't have the brains to ingest less if it is stronger as in beer vs vodka they want to blame the product.
@yamagrow420 Жыл бұрын
Hello Olivia. Weed is stronger than it’s ever been. Weed is weaker than it’s ever been too. Depends what you buy. 30%+ THC exists and so do CBD strains with little to no THC. Think of alcohol. Do you go out and do shots all night or sip a beer casually with friends ? The choice is yours.
@Daniel-qz8bp Жыл бұрын
Weed been strong for 20+ years in Amsterdam, there is no problem at all.
@burrowssimple5223 Жыл бұрын
@@Daniel-qz8bpthere weed is soft
@Daniel-qz8bp Жыл бұрын
@RedEyedVillain What are you mumbling kiddo ?
@lukelarson394 Жыл бұрын
0:52 Anyone else notice the article heading says “December 27th, 2023”?
@caducoppini Жыл бұрын
“We need to understand what this drug does” Buddy we’ve been smoking for by centuries. It gets you high, hungry, then sleepy in that order. Period. Who are you working for? Alcohol industry?! Is there anyone interested in regulating and controlling THAT lethal market?!
@ditorules Жыл бұрын
I think that he is referring to the higher potency. I don't think there is a lot of long-term data on what high THC marijuana does to the brain - especially if users start at a young age. The alcohol comparison is a good one - we do have data on that and we have been able to tax and regulate it in a way that limits illegal distribution. With more legal use, I'm curious to see what the numbers will show.
@larrydugan1441 Жыл бұрын
Right and that's why airline pilots can't use and fly.
@tommybombadil8651 Жыл бұрын
Marijuana is already the most studied plant on Earth, and is arguably one of the most investigated therapeutically active substances known to man. To date, there are now over 20,000 published studies or reviews in the scientific literature pertaining to marijuana and its active compounds. NORML - 2010
@ditorules Жыл бұрын
@tommybombadil8651 The average amount of THC in marijuana has increased from around 1%-3% in the 1970s to more than 15% today (edibles can contain up to 90%) while average CBD has remained under 1%. Those are very significant increases and would most likely invalidate tests run before the 2000s, when THC started increasing aggressively.
@QuantumNoir Жыл бұрын
@@ditorules The data already exists in the Netherlands
@ugmiles. Жыл бұрын
Would love to have that outer body experience with psychedelics like the magic mushrooms or DMT, just don't know where or how I can get my hands on them, so hard to come by. I've only tried shrooms once but that was long ago back at college and the trip was really worth it.
@katlinkate Жыл бұрын
Once I took shrooms on accident they were in a chocolate bar and my fat a** thought it was regular chocolate 😂
@userconspiracynut Жыл бұрын
[adamsflakess] Ships them
@ugmiles. Жыл бұрын
@@userconspiracynut how can I reach out? Is it Instagram?
@christophersmt6500 Жыл бұрын
Psychedelics like the mushrooms have been proven to bring many positive effects on overall mood and serotonin production after just 1 use. Additionally, micro-dosing is very beneficial to productivity and overall feelings of happiness.
@userconspiracynut Жыл бұрын
@@ugmiles. Yeah, he has variety of stuffs like mushrooms, LSD, DMT even the chocolate bars
@-Merkuleez Жыл бұрын
Only 11 companies , but they gave the little guy a chance right lol
@springchickena1 Жыл бұрын
new york is paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to purchase retail locations and has been having no luck. I appreciate the fact that SOME lucky poor guy with a past conviction get's his very own store bought and paid by social equity but it's very limiting and I think the great legends are still going to need the gray market to exist in some form. They need to overlook or amend what they can to even keep their original promises of being completely ethical cannabis bill for those unable to enter legal market.
@timc333 Жыл бұрын
From the very beginning of the push to legalize cannabis in California I have been saying that the street dealers should be the first to get the chance to open up shops , they are the people who already have knowledge of how to sell the product and how to manage the logistics of supply and demand , they have all the experience , same as the underground cannabis farmers they have the knowledge already , they should have been the sages that we looked to for advice on how to run a legal market all along , but as part of the whole class BS we have only the biggest corporate players have been able to capitalize off this market . Here in PA . the up front capital needed to open a dispensary is staggering , so much so that only the richest of large companies could have ever cast bids for a license , then the taxes and the regulations , it is a huge cost here to grow a cannabis plant .
@JamesS.254 11 ай бұрын
That part about the cost of a license is why the "Equity" being pushed is just a political joke of empty promises. Tell me how someone they consider to be "unjustly impoverished" is going to afford the licensing to open a business in the cannabis market? It's a dog and pony show and the term "lottery" truly defines the process. Someone who "qualifies" under these so called "equity" rules Wins a golden cannabis ticket that an "investor" a.k.a. huge corporation with millions of dollars comes in and basically buys the license. In no way are they expecting your average low income citizen to be able to afford to open a business with these license prices.
@kingkawala767 Жыл бұрын
It's weird that they act like the lack of regulations isn't the reason there were so many stores taking it upon themselves to sell weed and then after they do what you make it seem like it's their fault should have had some rules in place as soon as recreational marijuana was passed
@timc333 Жыл бұрын
They all pass their cannabis laws either recreational or medical and enact them without having any infrastructure in place , so yes the roll out has been a horrible mess everywhere , again if they simply let the people who already knew what the hell they were doing(the black market dealers) run the roll out and the shops things would have been much different , yet still no state will try this they all are following the same bad plans.
@JamesS.254 11 ай бұрын
Effect and cause, but in this case it's cause before effect.
@damnjustassignmeone Жыл бұрын
Ironically, if the people selling pot illegally get convicted of it, they’ll then have a leg up on the competition in getting a license to sell it legally. This is NY politics for you.
@wordsmith451 Жыл бұрын
Big brain comment 🧠🤡
@Mannypac94 Жыл бұрын
Give the convicted people a chance first. They gave you a chance when they sold you in the streets. I wish this was the motto for every state. It’s disrespectful to legalize something that used to be illegal and now you won’t let the people that got affected by it win first. So you are against marijuana, but now it’s legal you want to be in line first to capitalize. You sound like a clown 🤡. Typical politicians.
@vinnyzan1 Жыл бұрын
I have been saying this since they arrested employees at a gray market store in Brooklyn about a year ago. Being logically consistent is over rated I guess.
@rzadigi Жыл бұрын
But then if they’re selling at a grey store and get busted (because now this is illegal) then they may face a penalty of up to $200k. It all makes no sense.
@donkey916 Жыл бұрын
either way theyll be waiting a long time and by then theyll prob go back to their smoke shops and get raided/locked up again. comparted to people who already applied
@verbzfromnyc3377 Жыл бұрын
NY, NJ and CT have talked a good game about expungements, but those are only for small cannabis offenses...what about expunging or freeing people currently doing time for cannabis distribution?? The states have no interest in that... As a war on drugs veteran myself (cannabis only), i have done over 6 years of probation and ~$45k in fines/lawyer fees/lost property... the states will never return one cent of that. Also, as a social equity eligible applicant, the seed money required for starting/owning my own business is still incredibly high. I say long live the grey market until there is real equity.
@DerekDAngel Жыл бұрын
The state of Kentucky is planning to legalize recreational sometime around 2063. It's the only state that actually PREFERS to be in last place lol. We could be making new glues, adhesives, building materials, oils, lubricants, paper, and so much more outside of recreational usage. There's such an immense market out there besides consumption and with the right innovation we may develop a new product, medication, or use that could change how we do certain things in business/manufacturing/construction/etc.
@deality Жыл бұрын
😂
@timc333 Жыл бұрын
Hate to tell you but you stand a better chance with making moonshine in Ky . then trying for legal Marijuana , as a matter of fact I wouldn't mind some good clean moonshine from Ky , right bout now , so start that business , you already got a customer .
@deality Жыл бұрын
@@timc333 that's funny 🤣
@deality Жыл бұрын
@@timc333 I doubt they will legalize it and neither will moonshine you will die if you drink it
@Drucio1 Жыл бұрын
Still garbage prices... I go all the way to MA from NY just to get a better deal... Even with their 20% tax its worth it....
@PP-ky2ji Жыл бұрын
Who edited this? Music too loud and doesn't fit the story first 5 minutes are ruined. You gotta keep that retention rate up within the 1st 3 seconds
@johnsamuel1999 Жыл бұрын
Lets tax weed , but reduce the compliance and regulations to resonable levels
@DTUFINOPhotography Жыл бұрын
NYC has a "smokeshop" issue... they are popping up everywhere.
@dobrostarr3759 Жыл бұрын
What stock do I buy?
@barrydu2610 Жыл бұрын
Every New Yorker needs to start smoke weeds😍
@aerotheepic Жыл бұрын
0:31 ayy I used to live in that red building with the white tops 222 Riverside Drive great views over the Hudson 🔥🙌
@Daniel-qz8bp Жыл бұрын
Im from Amsterdam, can smoke it everywhere i want, been one time at a coffeeshop, prices are riciculous, 15 euro a gram, while my dealer ask between 3/5 euro for the same weed😂
@alphaperez Жыл бұрын
I saw a PBS estimate saying that there were 1,600 unlicensed dispensaries in NYC selling cannabis. On my block there's a large dispensary, on a major avenue in Manhattan, operating in full view, and it looks just like any large dispensary you'd see in California or Colorado. There are six dispensaries within a couple blocks of my apartment, and these are just the ones that I am aware of. NY State's cannabis rollout has FAILED. The state plodded but demand is huge. It's going to be tough to shut it down because the gray market is so so large at the moment. The state's lack of issuing licenses will cost the state MILLIONS of dollars in tax revenue.
@rzadigi Жыл бұрын
That may be true but it’s also true that the gray market will always be cheaper and will continue to thrive and the drug violence will not stop. Look at Barcelona for another example of a failed legalization.
@cavediver2579 Жыл бұрын
You’ve got to realize the “gray market” has been around far longer than the legal route. Time in business means more than the instant businesses that are popping up as cannabis is rolled out
@Popper_ Жыл бұрын
The Native American reservations which are all over NYS will dominate the cannabis industry. There is ZERO tax and sell $100 an ounce. NYS taxed dispensaries will be around $300 to $350 an ounce. Lets see how that works out. 😂
@russell2910 Жыл бұрын
Talk about the effect on shops on indian res. My two fav shops shut down in the last year. I live in wny, there are no legal shops around here.
@YouJustGotHitWithReality Жыл бұрын
3:56 - There is no legal home-grow in New Jersey. One plant can land you 5 years prison time with a $25,000 fine.
@orangecat5036 Жыл бұрын
Weed flopped in NYC it wasn't the cash cow they thought, it's just a minor niche market product.
@Roblas69 Жыл бұрын
These are so many tax’s on legal weed. It beyond ridiculous. I’d rather get my weed from a local source. There is city tax, State tax, loca tax, tax, tax this, tax that. A $100 purchase just turned into $180. No thanks. I’ll get it from a local source
@scottwascher1505 Жыл бұрын
Prohibitionists drove themselves totally mad trying to control the plant and now it is the regulators turn. Adults don’t learn and the plant outsmarts them still.
@kicapanmanis1060 Жыл бұрын
Exactly. They should have just kept it banned if they can't even enforce it legally.
@nickgibb4687 Жыл бұрын
sorry i dont need a fancy store front at a premium tax and final price
@MrAP991 Жыл бұрын
Exactly! LOL
@ItsMeRomeoD 8 ай бұрын
I’m taking classes soon to possibly open mine. I see both sides of this issue.
@stevea2909 Жыл бұрын
Social Equity= Criminals that profited off an Illegal product, fully aware of it's illegality, are awarded not only their license, but the whole cost of the acquisition of property, building/remodeling costs, all legal fees, employee screening and HR, Product, and tax incentives. The Gray market in NY is fed by Legal grows that the state licensed, then promptly forgot. Most are on their 4th or fifth harvests since last summer. Over production due lack of legal shops is causing growers to find markets, or go bankrupt. They don't have all the incentives the dispenaries have. I think that's fair as it can get in NY
@HelloHaven Жыл бұрын
If you're uneducated in the subject matter just say that.
@fredricklee Жыл бұрын
I am surprised CNBC did not look at the issues California has with its legalization efforts. The burdensome regulations and requirements to open shop along with high licensing fees and taxes are going to hamper those attempting to get in the game. Another issue is that lawmakers are notorious for creating laws and regulations, but not fund the enforcement part with the necessary staffing and money. Overall, a good effort, but bad execution.
@cheezeball6109 Жыл бұрын
Many are in the game and finding financial backers....have no idea what your going on about. Selling weed legally is not for a guy sitting on the street corner who never did anything for himself. Just like anything else, these are legitimate businesses
@WELVAS. Жыл бұрын
They have another video about on their channel from a while ago
@JamesS.254 11 ай бұрын
@@cheezeball6109 Correct, but their "equity" rules are how they are selling this to the public by implying that your "street corner" dealer who was busted for selling weed is going to have dibs on obtaining a License to open a dispensary. Everyone knows people in that position won't have the money to buy a license, The Equity BS is a sham for public outcry.
@jacobrivera7224 Жыл бұрын
It's a plant it does not make you a entrepreneur for setting on fire
@louielouie22 3 ай бұрын
And of course when states jump on board they ruin everything. The prices for weed are supposed to go down now that it's legal not up!! It was expensive for years because dealers needed that bail money! They're setting their prices according to what those ex convicts set their prices at a decade ago. I'm staying under ground the weed is better anyway.
@jackpwade 3 ай бұрын
They rolled it out without dealing with the illegal market and can't figure out why they aren't getting tax money
@billsyoutube6969 Жыл бұрын
@ 0:53 There's a typo. (December 27, 2023) So can we believe this ?
@PoeticPoppa Жыл бұрын
Hey, to reiterate, CNBC got it wrong. You can't do home grow in New Jersey. It's a felony.
@waeljallad671 Жыл бұрын
high level business growth discussion economics science public health
@auro1986 Жыл бұрын
how? all of these relaxing products didn't get legalised as you say
@alOl595 Жыл бұрын
You quoted the Washington Examiner. eeeeesh
@justingarfield8076 5 ай бұрын
If it wasnt for those weed shops, NYC commericial real estate would have been a disaster
@damnjustassignmeone Жыл бұрын
How is it constitutional for the government to give priority to licenses based on race?
@stacknsat Жыл бұрын
Well do you go homeless shelter and question those giving free food and clothes?
@Nickgyw6 Жыл бұрын
Welcome to the hypocrisy of this world. It’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen.
@johnathin0061892 Жыл бұрын
They gotta buy votes somehow...
@kicapanmanis1060 Жыл бұрын
I think they are giving it people who have prior cannibis dealing convictions, which just happens to be more disportionate to certain races.
@timothydana2726 Жыл бұрын
When did they say it was based on race. Do you know the timestamp?
@RogerDuly 7 ай бұрын
Everyone’s either growing their own or selling it. You can’t find bad weed in NY. Nobody’s going to a dispensary.
@eddiewaters5445 Жыл бұрын
So it’s still illegal to grow in New York State? I thought we could if you had 3 in veg 3 in flower per adult.
@Cree_Money Жыл бұрын
On the last day of the year 2022, it became legal for MEDICAL card holders to grow 3 plants per adult, maximum 6 plants per household. Last day of 2023, it becomes legal for RECREATIONAL users to grow the same limit.
@HelloHaven Жыл бұрын
Since they force businesses to purchase from local growers, I don't ever think NY will be a leader in the cannabis industry. Sorry, the marijuana in California is head and shoulders above. Marijuana is legal here in Illinois, I went to dispensary and was shocked to learn they cannot carry leading brands like Cookies because they can only purchase from local growers. I purchased about 10 different strains and they were all garbage. I did the same thing in NYC, trash compared to the likes of what Cookies is putting out. The taxes you pay for the marijuana are so prohibitive I don't see a person who regularly enjoys cannabis shopping at a dispensary but whatever.
@JR-gh8lp Жыл бұрын
There’s like 15 stores around me in a 4 block radius
@ThatHippyDuck 11 ай бұрын
Good. I'm glad they're stiffing corporate weed.
@expletivedeleted Жыл бұрын
Go ahead, list ONE THING NY has not bungled in the last 300 years!
@atutor1 Жыл бұрын
Over regulation is prohibition
@theodone3477 6 ай бұрын
NY has quickest turnaround for consumption & growing weed....We got Mass farms, Upstate waiting to pop off....NYS Govt is only bottleneck too earning more and growth
@KatoOnTheTrack1 Жыл бұрын
Not only that, overall quality is horrible, at least the stuff they’re selling in storefronts.
@AS-kf1ol Жыл бұрын
The smell on weed everywhere in NYC will be the reason I leave my hometown. It's gross and should be treated the same as cigarette smoke with minimum distances from storefronts and not being allowed in parks.
@Kognitosan Жыл бұрын
I'm sure they'll miss you. Come to Texas . It will be the last to legalize. You'll have adjust to the hail of gunfire and toxic air pollution and electricity brown outs etc. A.S.s
@CaramelCali 11 ай бұрын
This is how I feel about everybody’s pets yet they are in grocery stores and restaurants
@nerdstrangler4804 Жыл бұрын
Businesses should be run by people who are good at running businesses. Just tax the businesses and use the money to help poor people. Putting people in a position they are unqualified for is an idiotic and incredibly inefficient way of handling welfare. Also, it is not like these people were arrested for trying to correct some moral injustice like helping slaves escape on the underground railroad. They were breaking the law purely for selfish personal gain. People don't deserve to be rewarded for that. I am all for the government doing more to help the poor and especially the black community. But this is the most hare-brained scheme imaginable, of course it is going to be a disaster.
@OutOfNameIdeas2 Жыл бұрын
Raise the quality and fix the taxes ruining the prices.
@turtleplates Жыл бұрын
The gray/black market will exist in legal states till all states are legal It's to attractive when across state line the price raises 200$
@gabz91110 Жыл бұрын
At 4:22 did he just admit to committing a crime on camera?
@Firestorm637 Жыл бұрын
How does drug screening work at job sites with marijuana. Liability nightmare if injury on the job
@freethagoat5018 Жыл бұрын
How does blood level screening work at job sites with alcohol. Liability nightmare if injury on the job
@skycloud4802 Жыл бұрын
People that take drugs and alcohol should be rightly liable for injuries caused to themselves or others whilst under the influence.
@BusinessFinancialNetwork Жыл бұрын
Legacy growers ⛽️🔥💨
@technodrone313 Жыл бұрын
took a few years for it to get good here in michigan.
@lunhil12 10 ай бұрын
Yet here on Long Island I can't buy it legally because of the entrenched and uninformed attitudes of the few who make the rules.
@mauriceclarke490 Жыл бұрын
Black folks in NY going to have support These Black owned legal shops. If your not getting block work its a must you support legal black own shop so long as they have quality product.
@kimberlykim8352 7 ай бұрын
Where is right for people and children who don’t smoke and health? It’s not just the weed problem people lace with other drugs to smoke with it which is real threat to health of majority populations!!!!! It should be illegal because the government cannot create clear rules that’s fair for majority populations none smokers!!
@PRBSurfer84 Жыл бұрын
Regulating a plant that grows with rain. Sounds like some Monsanto style rigging systems. I hear this plant is a fruit like a tomato. Do we tax tomatoes at farmers markets
@Opalsdad Жыл бұрын
California ☝️🏅🏅🏅🏅🥇🥇🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
@Stuffnsuch736 Жыл бұрын
Those smoke shop attracts the worst crowds
@autoflowerhippie Жыл бұрын
Never open a legit dispensary.. open a social club members, and "" share """ as legally aloud.. in this matter you keep all your profits.. gangster school 101
@Rahuldeshpande667 Жыл бұрын
Professionally lookin guy is a square
@acema13 Жыл бұрын
Shout out AD and Big Chief
@elvisrobles6203 Жыл бұрын
They need to stop lyin saying they want to give back to the people w prior convictions or create revenue and give back to the local community
@Oliver-ko8cv Жыл бұрын
Legalise it everywhere
@jdenmack9356 Жыл бұрын
legal weed wil never stop illegal sales if u know business you should know why it wont hurt illegal sellers
@kenkioqqo Жыл бұрын
NJWeedman looks stoned AF. Those eye 😆.
@JRwilhelm1 Жыл бұрын
Did Kevin Sabet's name get dragged through enough dirt that now SAM is pushing Luke Niforatos as a spokesperson? What a joke.
@illmf Жыл бұрын
"I want to slow this down to know what this drug does...." 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.. but its actually kinda sad, because it's shows the hurdles. cooperations want to stop people from selling tamales
@rzadigi Жыл бұрын
Yes! Legalize tamales!!
@dillongoodfriend7248 Жыл бұрын
why were jim belushi and 8 other lawyers the only ones to get lisences for a shop?
@yamagrow420 Жыл бұрын
$$$$$$
@aldum14 Жыл бұрын
A lot of the store front dispensaries have staff that are ghetto and don't know anything about Marijuana. I will wait to go to a state regulated location like Vegas to smoke. No thanks NYC.
@priscillavalentin5055 Жыл бұрын
not taxed, cash only. I have a medicinal card and there's always a deal. for instance today is buy 1 get 1 60% off, tomorrow $20 off $100. The deals are at the medicinal dispensaries and id much rather know what I'm getting rather than getting the hook up from a friend who doesn't know what he has either. "FIRE" is a myth... I have that prescription.
@-Merkuleez Жыл бұрын
I’m glad that guy was a felony for weed and became a disp owner. That would never happen to me. I wonder why I pray to god sometimes
@sixobreezo1126 Жыл бұрын
Large dispenssries WILL NOT thrive😂 In Cali the small dispos make a lot of money because they sell good gas for a good prices with deals. The larger dispos sell 8ths/$60😂 FOH
@joefer5360 Жыл бұрын
It's like North Carolina with Tobacco. Cheap and high quality since it's near the prime growing sauce.
@yourstruly9472 Жыл бұрын
Great news, I hope everyone can clearly see now, it is, and always was safer than alcohol, now who loves you 😻🐈🕊️✌️
@carterlucianus7786 Жыл бұрын
I live In the city, i do as well enjoy to end my night with a lil smoke but every corner has smoke shop while kids everyday walk by see candy packs of marijuana . Thats crazy .
@607genetics 8 ай бұрын
$50 to $100 a oz, of ZaZa upstate NY. All day. When you're a grower you can beat most prizes
@chiquita683 Жыл бұрын
NY government cant even sell drugs right 😂
@bobjones1636 Жыл бұрын
Neither can California.
@bobbritch9555 Жыл бұрын
i get mine from lil Larry on 14th ave. aint going to no dispensary, get it right from pablo
@JamesS.254 11 ай бұрын
Full federal decriminalization is the only way. Once Everyone is able to grow it those who can't will have a wide selection from where they can buy. (Free the market) and the market will dictate.
@bizzz.R Жыл бұрын
Wait until you find out they're operating in both markets 🤯
@lo90zstuybrooklyn11 9 ай бұрын
Naw it messed up the game to be honest . The quality is bs now and the value profit is nothing. Only these big businesses, with the large variety of crap wins
@PRBSurfer84 Жыл бұрын
A plant that can grow on the side of the road with a little rain.
@MK-hh1vo Жыл бұрын
0:56 🤔 As if that hasn't been the case since the 70s?
@jimmyjay689 Жыл бұрын
Cant be the Mecca of weed when Boston beat it by 5 whole years
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