NEW YORK — For the first time ever, legal recreational marijuana sales begin Thursday in New York City.
The state’s first cannabis dispensary opens to adults over the age of 21 at 4:20 p.m. in the East Village.
Housing Works, the nonprofit behind the facility, is known for helping people who are experiencing homelessness and those living with HIV and AIDS. The organization has been working to secure a license and sell recreational marijuana for the last three years.
It may be the first to open but certainly not the last. The state says the new year will bring several new dispensaries. In fact, 36 adult retail licenses have been issued.
Looking ahead, cannabis delivery has also been approved, and the state expects to start issuing those licenses in the next month.
See live updates below for the latest from today’s opening.
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