NYC Mayor Eric Adams

New York City’s hemp shops are under fire as state regulators intensify efforts to combat illegal cannabis sales. Licensed hemp retailers report being unfairly targeted by Operation Padlock, a statewide initiative focused on shutting down unlicensed cannabis stores. “They're shutting...

Governor Kathy Hochul (D) and Assemblymember Jenifer Rajkumar (D) proposed a tough new policy change, known as the SMOKEOUT Act that would allow local law enforcement to directly padlock and shut down the thousands of unlicensed smoke shops selling marijuana throughout New York City and state....

"We're not going to stand by as bad actors are profiting off the sale of illegal products that are addicting our nation's youth," declared Brian King, director of the FDA's Tobacco Center, signaling a new era of regulatory action against the vaping industry....

Farmers in upstate New York have produced nearly 300,000 pounds of weed, valued at three-quarters of a billion dollars. However, only a few state-licensed retail marijuana businesses have opened their doors since recreational sales started. The state has licensed more farms than dispensaries,...

Parking tickets: the bane of every New York City driver's existence. But, still, there are daring scofflaws who could care less about the ubiquitous white papers stuck under their windshield wipers…that is until the yellow NYC wheel boot gets clamped onto their ...