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Bayside residents rally against cannabis dispensary opening near elementary school

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Feb. 20, 2025 By Czarinna Andres Dozens of Bayside residents took to the streets on Tuesday, Feb. 18, protesting the approval of the Canna Buddha cannabis dispensary, which is set to open just one block from an elementary school. The rally, held outside the not-yet-opened shop at 215-46 39th Ave., drew parents, community advocates,…

Bell Boulevard’s first legal marijuana dispensary welcomed by Bayside community

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Jul. 2, 2024 By Iryna Shkurhan After a grand opening in mid-June, NY Elite Cannabis on Bell Boulevard in Bayside already has several regulars among the dozens of daily customers purchasing legal cannabis products.  Many of these regulars are on a first-name basis with the owner, Carson Grant, who has called Queens home for nearly four…
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Licensed cannabis dispensary owners unite to push for local crackdown on unlicensed weed shops

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Apr. 3, 2024 By Anthony Medina A coalition of legal and licensed cannabis dispensary owners have come together to urge New York State officials to take swift legislative action against unlicensed weed shops. The dispensary owners have joined forces and penned a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul, State Sen. Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly…
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The Cannabis Place Opens in Middle Village, marks the 9th adult-use dispensary to open in Queens

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Mar. 25, 2024 By Anthony Medina The Cannabis Place, a legal adult-use cannabis dispensary, officially opened its doors at 74-03 Metropolitan Ave. in Middle Village on Saturday, March 16, after years of preparation and a slew of challenges. Osbert Orduña, the chief executive officer and founder of The Cannabis Place, joined with family, friends, and key…
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CB5 Committee rejects 3 adult-use Cannabis dispensary applicants, greenlights 4 others

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Jan. 8, 2024 By Anthony Medina A Community Board 5 committee rejected three applicants seeking adult-use cannabis dispensary licenses on Wednesday, Jan. 3—while deciding not to block four others from opening. The board’s Cannabis Committee – which reviews applications in the Ridgewood, Glendale, Maspeth, and Middle Village neighborhoods – was tasked with weighing in on seven proposed locations for cannabis storefronts and found four of them in compliance with the New York State Office of Cannabis Management’s standards. The outcome of the meeting comes after the committee was met with strong community opposition against legal cannabis dispensaries, with many residents…
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AM Rajkumar proposes new bill to shutter illegal smoke shops across the city and state

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Jan. 4, 2024 By Anthony Medina A new bill sponsored by Queens Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar aims to shut down smoke shops that are illegally selling cannabis in New York City. Rajkumar’s bill, called the SMOKEOUT Act (A8428), was introduced in Albany last week, and would grant local municipalities the power to close smoke shops caught illegally selling cannabis. Currently, the industry is primarily policed on a state level and enforcement has been limited. The bill aims to address the public’s concern about the proliferation of illegal smoke shops, which have emerged since cannabis use was legalized in 2021. “My…
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Community board representing Glendale and Ridgewood set to evaluate 9 applications for cannabis dispensaries

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Dec. 29, 2023 By Anthony Medina Nine businesses that are looking to open licensed cannabis dispensaries in the Ridgewood/Glendale section of Queens will be going before a Community Board 5 committee next week in their quest for approval. The board’s Liquor License and Cannabis Committee will be reviewing the applications during its first meeting of…
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