Metapod_Used_Hardon t1_jcy2n9r wrote on March 20, 2023 at 1:16 PM

Reply to comment by Commercialismo in Why Can’t Legal Cannabis Sellers Open Shops? Sometimes NY State Is Their Adversary by bikeskata

An easy way to tell is that licensed dispensaries don’t sell tobacco products. If they also sell vapes and cigarettes, they’re not licensed for weed.

AlarmingDrawing t1_jcy7q3g wrote on March 20, 2023 at 1:56 PM

Or the fact that there are currently only three open.

Metapod_Used_Hardon t1_jcy8ss2 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 2:04 PM

Well, there are a dozen legal medical dispensaries, too, but they’ll let you know you can’t buy anything without a card.

CactusBoyScout t1_jcz75eu wrote on March 20, 2023 at 5:58 PM

And they’re all in Manhattan.

thereallysososantini t1_jcym126 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 3:42 PM

This isn't a very good way to tell. Most of the new dedicated illegal shops do not sell tobacco products either.

Metapod_Used_Hardon t1_jcynf3v wrote on March 20, 2023 at 3:51 PM

It’s an easy way to tell, and it only goes one way, i.e., “if it sells tobacco, it’s not legal” does not imply the converse “if it doesn’t sell tobacco, it’s legal.” The best way, of course, is to check the license.

thoughtsarefalse t1_jcyrnjf wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:19 PM

The easier way to tell is by learning the only 3 legal locations and then realizing it’s not one of them

Metapod_Used_Hardon t1_jcys45i wrote on March 20, 2023 at 4:22 PM

Sure. I was responding to someone who had to question whether the three on their block are legal, so I was going for a simpler test for a simpler person.