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☆ New York Vowed to Shut Down Illegal Weed Shops. It Just Licensed One.
  + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Ashley Southall | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
A year after New York legalized marijuana for recreational use, a bright-green sign shaped like the plant’s leaf signaled the arrival of a dispensary called Budega on an industrial corner in Queens. The sleek shop, where customers purchase memberships for points that can be redeemed for weed, is one of thousands of illegal dispensaries that the state vowed to shut down. Their owners would be banned from the legal cannabis market, officials said. The situation exposes lapses in the vetting process, undercutting New York officials’ assurances that those who jumped the line to cash in on cannabis would not be rewarded over those who played by the rules. He owns Budega NYC, a clothing and lifestyle brand whose name he intended to use for his own dispensary.
Persons: Budega, “, ”, Alex Norman Organizations: New Locations: York, Queens, New York
☆ A Former Weed Dealer Built the ‘Budega’ Brand. Then Copycats Moved In.
  + stars: | 2023-08-11 | by ( Ashley Southall | More About Ashley Southall | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: +1 min
In the fall of 2021, an acquaintance of Alex Norman, the founder of a cannabis apparel and lifestyle brand called Budega NYC, reached out to congratulate him on making a deal to open several dispensaries in Southern California. There was just one problem, Mr. Norman said: “It wasn’t me.”Instead, an international conglomerate had claimed the Budega name, which Mr. Norman, 50, said was a nod to the longstanding role of New York’s neighborhood bodegas in supplying weed before legalization. It was the first of a series of copycats that have forced Mr. Norman, who lives in Brooklyn, to decide whether to wage costly legal battles to defend his brand, work out deals to coexist or start over with a new name. Cases like his have played out across the country as states legalize cannabis and allow businesses to open stores and release products under similar-sounding names. Jessica Gonzalez, a cannabis and trademark attorney, said the trend will only accelerate if the federal government legalizes cannabis and companies begin competing for national dominance.
Persons: Alex Norman, Norman, Jessica Gonzalez Organizations: Industry Locations: Southern California, York’s, Brooklyn
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