After five years, two applications, six figures in expenses, and a maze of shifting rules, one New York cannabis entrepreneur finally secured a retail license—and learned how legalization can still punish the people it was supposed to help. The process to get to this point has been, in a word, farcical. From shifting goalposts to… Keep Reading
When Durand Bernarr took the stage at Revelry’s New York event last September, he wasn’t a Grammy winner yet. He was still the fiercely independent artist who had spent two decades building a career on his own terms, winning over audiences one performance at a time. Fresh off the release of BLOOM, Bernarr joined High… Keep Reading
A first-person review of the hemp-derived THC cocktail base I poured at our Cannabis Cup in New York. What’s in it, how it hits, and why I haven’t stopped pouring it. The Short Version Hemp-derived Delta-9 THC. Federally compliant. Real black currant. 5mg THC plus 10mg THCV per 1.5oz pour. About sixteen pours per 750ml.… Keep Reading
New York has always been a proving ground for culture. Music, fashion, street energy—it all collides here first, then ripples outward. Cannabis spent decades orbiting that world just outside the spotlight. This June, that changes. At Governors Ball in Queens, THC beverages are stepping inside the gates. No workaround, no side-eye, no hiding in the… Keep Reading
A point-by-point look at SAM’s New York report finds a familiar pattern: selective data, overstated conclusions and a weaker case than advertised. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) has released another report criticizing legal cannabis—this time focused on New York. As with past publications, the report relies heavily on selective data points and narrow timeframes to… Keep Reading
