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First legal cannabis dispensary opens in NY

(29 Dec 2022) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS New York - 29 December 2022 1. People lined up outside NY's first state-sanctioned dispensary Housing Works Cannabis Co. 2. Various of interior of store and scene inside 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Charles King, Housing Works CEO: "We have something on the order of 100 different products that will be for sale today and be assured we have plenty of supplies that we can get you through the weekend." 4. Close of Gossamer guides 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Charles King, Housing Works CEO: "We intend to use the proceeds, from hopefully what will not just be one retail outlet but more than one, to ameliorate circumstances for other people who have been incarcerated due to possession and sale of drugs, as well as taking on overall the war on drugs." 6. Various of cannabis products for sale 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Sen. Liz Krueger, (D) New York: "The money's going for charitable purposes to help people who've had substance abuse trouble, who have been homeless, who have been incarcerated -- all the target populations that drove me to want to work on this piece of legislation. And so, for it all to come full circle with Housing Works being the first dispensary, is pretty damn amazing." 8. Executive Director of the New York State Office of Cannabis Management Chris Alexander making the first purchase from the store 9. SOUNDBITE (English) Chris Alexander, Executive Director of the New York State Office of Cannabis Management: "Legalization for us has never been about just freeing the plant. I recognized really early the intersectionality of this issue, the way that we could use this fight to uplift other fights, other voices, and not just significant criminal justice reform, access to health care, as you all drive on those conversations. But also making sure that we're creating opportunity in a new way, that we're prioritizing; repairing harm, harm that's been done even by the state's own policies." 10. Employees handling a transaction 11. Close of employee handling money from cash register 12. Close of employee handing money to a customer 13. SOUNDBITE (English) Mark Levine, Manhattan Borough President: "When you buy here, you know, the product has been regulated, that it is safe. You're going to be buying brands that are led by New Yorkers of color and marginalized communities here in this store. You're going to be served by a workforce that is unionized. These are going to be good jobs with good pay and decent benefits. This is empowerment for our community and our city." 14. Close of cannabis for sale STORYLINE: The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York rung up its first sales on Thursday, opening up what is expected to be one of the country's most lucrative markets for cannabis - underscored by the dozens of unauthorized shops that have operated in the open for years. The widely anticipated opening of the first state-sanctioned dispensary, which is operated by the nonprofit Housing Works, paves the way for a string of openings expected in the coming months in New York. The state legalized recreational marijuana use in March 2021. "We're absolutely thrilled to be the first and hopefully setting a model that other folks will have to follow," said Charles King, the chief executive officer of Housing Works, a minority-controlled social-service agency that serves people with HIV and AIDS, as well as those who are homeless and formerly incarcerated. "It's been a lot of work that's come to get us to this point," Alexander said. "We do have a lot more work to do, a lot more stores to open." Clients are reminded: Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...