December 9, 2025

New York has been cold before, but this week felt different. The kind of cold that cuts through jackets, burns fingertips, and turns every block into a mission. People were out—the energy was good—but the truth is the cold was the real conversation. While most New Yorkers complain about wind tunnels and frozen sidewalks, very few understand how these temperatures quietly reshape an entire corner of city life: the cannabis economy.