Ashley Southall

City Cannabis Correspondent at The New York Times

Alive, deep fried and Suthunna than a mutha. Cannabis, carnival and policing for @nytimes @NYTMetro.📱: DM, https://t.co/X9xfty8vmu Edges are my own. @HowardU

Articles

New York Regulators Target Weed Brands Accused of Breaking Rules

1 month ago | nytimes.com | Ashley Southall

New York State regulators are investigating some of America's biggest cannabis companies after receiving complaints that they have been selling marijuana to New York dispensaries that comes from unauthorized sources or is grown out of state, an illegal practice that has been called the industry's open secret.
The Tariffs Are On, and Trump Suspends Ukraine Aid

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Tracy Mumford |Will Jarvis |Ian Stewart |Jessica Metzger |Ashley Southall
A Plan for Legal Weed Shops Failed. New York Wants Its Money Back.

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Ashley Southall

In 2022, Gov. Kathy Hochul pitched a $200 million effort to help small business owners with marijuana convictions open New York's first licensed cannabis dispensaries. State lawmakers approved $50 million to help the program, known as the Cannabis Social Equity Investment Fund, begin leasing and renovating stores that were supposed to open the following year. But just 22 of the 150 planned stores have opened since and some owners now say the state lured them into a debt trap.
How New York's Plan for Reparations Became a Debt Trap for Marijuana Retailers

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Ashley Southall

In 2023, Roland Conner became the first person with a criminal conviction to open a licensed cannabis dispensary in New York, making him the face of a $200 million effort to turn people once prosecuted for marijuana offenses into flagship sellers. Retailers like Mr. Conner, who already owned profitable businesses like gyms and restaurants, were recruited by state regulators with the offer of a head-start reaping legalization's windfall. Gov.
For Savvy New Yorkers, It's All About Cheap Eggs and Where to Find Them

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Dionne Searcey |Ashley Southall

The inquiries start casually. "Hey, I haven't seen you in a while. How have you been?" But when Alex LaMond's phone lights up with texts from her Brooklyn neighbors, she knows what's coming. Quickly, the conversations turn to chickens. They ask after Agnes and Charlene and the other hens that jut across the brightly colored coop in the community garden where Ms. LaMond volunteers. And then comes the real point of the texts: eggs. "Do you have any extra?" she said the neighbors ask.
Hay un cuaderno con notas sobre el asesinato del ejecutivo de seguros de UHC

Dec 11, 2024 | nytimes.com | Ashley Southall |Maria Cramer

Luigi Mangione, quien ha sido acusado de asesinar a Brian Thompson, director ejecutivo de UnitedHealthCare, fue hallado con un cuaderno en el que se detallaban los planes para el tiroteo, según dos funcionarios encargados de hacer cumplir la ley. El cuaderno describía la asistencia a una conferencia de "cicateros" y el asesinato de un ejecutivo, dijeron los funcionarios. "¿Qué haces? Te echas al director ejecutivo en la convención anual de contadores parasitarios.
Police Have Luigi Mangione's Notebook Describing Rationale for UHC CEO Killing

Dec 11, 2024 | nytimes.com | Ashley Southall |Maria Cramer

Luigi Mangione, who has been charged with killing Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthCare, was found with a notebook that detailed plans for the shooting, according to two law enforcement officials. The notebook described going to a "bean-counter" conference and killing an executive, the officials said. "What do you do? You wack the CEO at the annual parasitic bean-counter convention.
Can a Court's 'Last Resort' Fix New York City's Jails?

Nov 29, 2024 | nytimes.com | Ashley Southall

Conditions in Alabama's prison system had been so miserable, for so long, in 1976 that a federal judge took the unusual step of appointing an outside authority to fix them. What happened in Alabama and other jurisdictions is now being studied after a federal judge signaled that she is likely to appoint a third-party administrator, known as a receiver, to take control of New York City's troubled jail system, a last resort that courts have used only when other remedies have been exhausted.
Trump's Victory Could Mean End of Inquiry Into NYPD Sex Crimes Unit

Nov 16, 2024 | nytimes.com | Ashley Southall

For President Biden's administration, fixing the New York Police Department's storied, but scandal-scarred sex crimes unit was a response to the #MeToo movement and part of a broader agenda of improving American policing. But the outcome of that effort, along with 11 similar efforts in other jurisdictions, may be decided by Donald J. Trump, who was re-elected last week after vowing to end the sweeping scrutiny of the police that Mr. Biden embraced.
Lo que ocurrió cuando un barbero le contó a Trump de su recibo de electricidad de 15.000 dólares

Oct 27, 2024 | infobae.com | Ashley Southall

Presidential Election of 2024United States Politics and GovernmentEnergy and PowerBarbers and BarberingSocial MediaConsolidated Edison IncHarris, Kamala DTrump, Donald JBronx (NYC)El comentario del barbero, editado y tergiversado en internet, culminó con una visita del expresidente a la barbería del Bronx y un segmento en 'Fox & Friends'.