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Thousands of New Yorkers attended the annual Apr. 20 weed-wonderland gathering under sunny skies in Washington Square Park, the past site of raucous “legalize pot" rallies; but with weed now legal in NYC, the formerly wild party had all the thrills of a street fair that ran out of tube socks.
The sixth annual Errl Cup promotes consumer safety and access to clean cannabis.
We happened to speak recently with Jigar Patel on the afternoon of Friday, January 22 — the day the very first Arizona dispensaries received surprise approval from the state to begin selling recreational marijuana. Many operators were scrambling to get their shops ready to serve the coming onslaught of eager cannabis customers. Lines were forming. Social media was abuzz. But Patel, CEO of the Arizona-based cannabis company Nature’s Medicines, wasn’t in any particular rush. “We’re planning to apply [to sell recreational] next week,” he said. “We want to make sure we’re read...