by Emma Davey In the wake of recreational marijuana’s legalization in New York, tacky (and unlicensed) weed stores have proliferated, scooping up what feels like every vacant storefront with a speed that puts Spirit Halloween to shame (RIP Mr. Berry, already replaced by one of these unsightly shops).
Now, Williamsburg locals can breathe a sigh of relief as an actually licensed storefront just opened up on 152 Bedford Avenue.
Meet Hii NYC, which opened last Friday.…
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Ha! There’s like 20 unlawful smoke shops within a two block radius of this new dispensary on Bedford Ave – what a boon to the neighborhood! Can we get these padlocked and shut down asap? They are literally destroying NYC and it’s residents. Start with the ones that have opened next to a school of which there are many.
Agreed. NYS got the legalization right but scored an F minus on regulation, responsibility and non promotion, the keys to deal with a vice or dangerous object.
I was walking with my daughter on Manhattan Ave. and she said she didn’t have to buy any pot, the smell and smoke of it she was inhaling was enough from the shops on every block and people smoking it.