- New York's second adult-use cannabis dispensary will open on Jan. 24.
- The location is in New York City's Greenwich Village. It will operate under the name Smacked LLC.
- The location is the first that will be owned by an individual impacted by past cannabis prohibition policies.
- All of the initial recreational dispensary licensees in New York were awarded to either non-profit organizations or those impacted by the War on Drugs.
- Multi-state operators with medical dispensaries in New York: Green Thumb Industries ( OTCQX:GTBIF ), Goodness Growth ( OTCQX:GDNSF ), Curaleaf ( OTCPK:CURLF ), Acreage ( OTCQX:ACRHF ), and Verano ( OTCQX:VRNOF ).
- Cannabis ETFs: AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF ( YOLO ), Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF ( CNBS ), ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF ( NYSEARCA: MJ ), AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF ( NYSEARCA: MSOS ), and Global X Cannabis ETF ( POTX ).
- The opening comes weeks after the first dispensary opened on Dec. 30, also in Manhattan .
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Second New York marijuana recreational dispensary set to open