Legal NYC Marijuana Remains Sticky Issue Months After Bill Passes
Yes, 420-friendly New Yorkers have more — cough, cough — options than ever to score weed after the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act went into law in March.
But all the storefronts, bodegas, galleries and converted food trucks selling or "gifting" out a kaleidoscope of marijuana strains are still operating illegally because state officials have yet to set up regulations on sales. The legally sold variety of cannabis remains as elusive as ever in New York City.