Ashley Southall

The state contributed $50 million to a failed plan to build 150 dispensaries. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to recover the money has stirred concern.

New York persisted with a plan to build flagship dispensaries for people the state once prosecuted for weed offenses, even as it failed to meet its goals.

A bird flu outbreak affecting eggs hits differently in a city where prices and availability fluctuate from block to block.

Members of the religious group would like to see New York’s cannabis legalization law revised to include accommodations for those who use the drug in worship.

A federal judge is likely to employ a rarely used remedy to try to fix longstanding problems in the city’s jails. But it’s not foolproof.

President-elect Donald J. Trump has vowed to end the sweeping scrutiny of the police that President Biden used to uproot abuse.

During the campaign stop, a barber made a complaint about his utility bill that was soon distorted online.

The Department of Investigation is looking into whether Sheriff Anthony Miranda’s agency improperly took money from cannabis stores that it raided, closed and padlocked.

Following the rules is expensive for dispensaries and their customers in New York.

The city has appealed the judge’s ruling in favor of a convenience store in Queens that could have broader implications for enforcement.