The storefront at 35 Wall St. where Michael Cohen, right, hopes to open a marijuana dispensary. Community Board 1's Executive Committee recommended approval of Cohen's license applicaton. Photos: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib (storefront); Community Board 1 via Zoom and The Tribeca Trib ” class=”imagecache imagecache-standaloneslideshow imagecache-default imagecache-standaloneslideshow_default” width=”728″ height=”460″>
The storefront at 35 Wall St. where Michael Cohen, right, hopes to open a marijuana dispensary. Community Board 1’s Executive Committee recommended approval of Cohen’s license applicaton. Photos: Carl Glassman/Tribeca Trib (storefront); Community Board 1 via Zoom and The Tribeca Trib
By
CARL GLASSMAN
Posted
Nov. 24, 2023
Editor’s note: The previous version of this story stated that 35 Wall Street is the first approval by a Community Board 1 committee. It is actually the second.
Lower Manhattan pot shops are now on the agenda at Community Board 1.
This month the board’s Executive Commitee got a taste of the state’s vetting process for would-be marijuana retailers. Community boards have a role in approving marijuana stores in their area, a new procedure that CB1 chair Tammy Meltzer called “a little bit