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Roland Conner holds the first legal purchase of cannabis, bought from his son Darius, far right, in the "pop up" dispensary location of their business Smacked Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in New York. The store is the first Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) opening since the legalization of cannabis that is run by businesspeople who had been criminalized by cannabis prohibition. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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War on drugs locked him up; now he's a cannabis entrepreneur
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press
Tue,01/24/23-2:16PM , 109 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — When the war on marijuana came sweeping through his New York City housing project decades ago, Roland Conner found himself going in and out of jail. It’s a time he'd rather not talk about.
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A woman walks using her headphones on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in New York. After the relative quiet of the pandemic, New York City has come roaring back. Just listen: Jackhammers disrupt the peace and fleets of honking cars, trucks and buses again clog thoroughfares as millions of denizens return to the streets — their voices and clacking heels adding to the ear-splitting din. In one of the world's noisiest cities, the cacophony has returned louder than ever. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)

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Obnoxiously loud car? A traffic camera might be listening
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press
Sat,01/21/23-9:08AM , 123 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — After the relative quiet of the pandemic, New York City has come roaring back. Just listen: Jackhammers. Honking cars and trucks. Rumbling subway trains. Sirens. Shouting.
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HOLD FOR STORY FILE - Cannabis vaping products are showcased at Housing Works, New York's first legal cannabis dispensary, Thursday Dec. 29, 2022, in New York. As New York opens more legal outlets for recreational marijuana, some public health advocates want more scrutiny on how marijuana products are being marketed to teens and young adults. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)

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Flavored cannabis marketing is criticized for targeting kids
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press
Thu,01/19/23-12:32AM , 132 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — When New York's first licensed recreational marijuana outlet opened last month, the chief of the state's Office of Cannabis Management, Chris Alexander, proudly hoisted a tin of watermelon-flavored gummies above the crowd.
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A couple kisses in Times Square as they attend the New Year's Eve celebrations on Saturday, Dec. 31, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah)

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Time zone by time zone, another new year sweeps into view
By BOBBY CAINA CALVAN - Associated Press
Sat,12/31/22-2:46AM , 129 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — New Year's celebrations swept across the globe, ushering in 2023 with countdowns and fireworks — and marking an end to a year that brought w
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