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
Lower Manhattan pot shops are now on the agenda at Community Board 1.
This month the board got its first 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 of the Wild West” for its slow, chaotic rollout.
On Nov. 16, the board’s Executive Committee faced what appeared to be a daunting list of 27 applicants.
But of