NYC weed dealers sell pot that looks like candy and ice cream to kids

Pot peddlers are hawking their weed near kids as young as 10 — with some buds camouflaged to look like candy or ice cream cones — in and around several Inwood schools. On Thursday, The Post witnessed three different deals…

Legal or not, a cannabis dispensary is expanding across the city

Empire Cannabis Clubs in Chelsea is everything you’d imagine a marijuana dispensary to be. There are glass display cases with a variety of marijuana buds, known as flower, and shelves full of edibles, pre-rolled joints, vape cartridges and other THC…

In California pot market, a hazy line between legal and not

LOS ANGELES (AP) — On an isolated farm, greenhouses stand in regimental order, sheltered by a fringe of trees. Inside are hundreds of head-high cannabis plants in precise rows, each rising from a pot nourished by coils of irrigation tubing.…

‘Talk About Clusterf—’: Why Legal Weed Didn’t Kill Oregon’s Black Market

Legalization was supposed to take care of the black market. It hasn’t worked out that way. CAVE JUNCTION, Ore. — The first unlicensed cannabis grow popped up near Gary Longnecker’s remote Southern Oregon home seven years ago. Now there are…

‘There’s No Rules Right Now’: Inside Oklahoma’s Surprising Weed Crackdown

In a deep-red state that became the nation’s hottest marijuana market, keeping regulations to a minimum didn’t keep the bad guys out. LOVE COUNTY, Okla. — Shortly after sunrise on July 22, a dozen or so police officers from across…

California legalized weed five years ago. Why is the illicit market still thriving?

ive years after cannabis legalization, California is awash with signs of an apparently booming industry. Californians can toke on Justin Bieber-branded joints and ash their blunts in Seth Rogen’s $95 ceramics. They can sip on THC-infused seltzers, relax inside a…

Legal U.S. marijuana is pouring into Mexico. It’s pricey, popular and has names such as ‘Bubba Kush.’

MEXICO CITY — The most sought after marijuana being trafficked across the U.S.-Mexico border is now the weed entering Mexico, not the weed leaving it. Cannabis sold legally in California is heading south illegally, dominating a booming boutique market across…

21 indicted in Colorado in connection with international black market marijuana and money laundering scheme

Charges range from racketeering, conspiracy and money laundering to drug cultivation and distribution Federal and local law enforcement on Thursday announced the takedown of a black market marijuana and money laundering scheme in Colorado — an operation comprising 21 individuals…

Can Weed Legalization Tame New York City’s Illicit Market?

The state is trying to legalize the biggest cannabis black market in the country — but that will only work if they can get the established industry players on board At five-foot-six with a mess of curly hair and a boyish…

When California declared war on cannabis growers and called in the Army

As state law enforcement played whack-a-mole with illegal marijuana fields, local communities protested the “invading army.” Driving through Humboldt County last winter, I heard radio ads for help harvesting and selling cannabis crops, as well as for products geared toward…

California weighs steep new fines to combat illegal cannabis sellers

Alarmed that unlicensed cannabis sellers continue to dominate California’s pot market, state lawmakers are moving toward imposing steep new fines on businesses that provide building space, advertising platforms and other aid to illicit operations. Those who provide assistance to illegal…

NYC weed dealers sell pot that looks like candy and ice cream to kids

Legal or not, a cannabis dispensary is expanding across the city

In California pot market, a hazy line between legal and not

‘Talk About Clusterf—’: Why Legal Weed Didn’t Kill Oregon’s Black Market

‘There’s No Rules Right Now’: Inside Oklahoma’s Surprising Weed Crackdown

California legalized weed five years ago. Why is the illicit market still thriving?

Legal U.S. marijuana is pouring into Mexico. It’s pricey, popular and has names such as ‘Bubba Kush.’

21 indicted in Colorado in connection with international black market marijuana and money laundering scheme

Can Weed Legalization Tame New York City’s Illicit Market?

When California declared war on cannabis growers and called in the Army

California weighs steep new fines to combat illegal cannabis sellers

California wants to hire more cannabis cops to get a handle on black market marijuana

How Federal Marijuana Policy Is Pushing Veterans into the Black Market

New York City Is Shut Down, But Its Black-Market Weed Is Booming