The weed situation in New York right now is bizarro world. We’re basically swimming in the shit but quality and prices are all over the map.
Basically our last governor was getting trouble for some sexual harassment and he thought that he could save his reputation if he jammed a weed legalization bill through overnight. So it’s one of weirdest and most poorly planned legalization laws in the country.
Now like 50% of the bodega storefronts have converted into unlicensed weed stores. Most of them sell products with California labels on them but there’s no way to verify what’s real and what’s fake. I don’t know who buys that shit. Probably high school kids, tourists, and people who don’t know any better.
There are very few actual licensed dispensaries because of all the red tape involved in doing shit legally. The ones that do exist are totally fine, but there aren’t enough quality growers to provide them with truly top tier product yet. Multi-state operators (corporate weed brands) aren’t allowed to come into our market yet but they will be in another year or two. I don’t know what that will look like but it will probably be a whole other mess.
A lot of people still use delivery services just like they did before legalization. The menus have gotten much larger and in my experience they still have the best products.
But now, to cope with all the competition from bodegas and licensed shops, a lot of the delivery companies have started selling other shit. Pretty much all of them sell mushrooms (or “mushroom products” like synthetic psilocybin gummies, which is a whole other issue), and some even started selling acid, k, molly, etc. So unfortunately the legalization process has pushed some vendors into sketchier and more dangerous products.
I’m all for making those things more widely available if it’s safe and regulated, but they’re most likely being shipped thru supply chains in China and Mexico that also process fentanyl so there’s an inherent risk of cross-contamination with all those products, which I think a lot of people underestimate. When you buy K from the friendly neighborhood weed dealer who you trust there’s a real danger of false confidence in what you’re getting.
In light of all this I would recommend that people learn to use fent test strips if you do any drugs other than weed, it could save your life