COMMUNITY JOURNALISM DESK
MI COMUNIDAD
Listening first. Reporting with context, accuracy, and compassion.
Mi Comunidad is NYC Weed News’ community journalism initiative, dedicated to documenting how cannabis legalization is shaping neighborhoods, families, schools, businesses, and everyday life across New York.
Through original reporting, public meetings, interviews, state research, and on-the-ground storytelling — we listen first, then report. Whether it’s a neighborhood concern, a public health issue, a success story, or an important government report, Mi Comunidad gives New Yorkers a place where community voices come first.
FEATURED INVESTIGATION
SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE SERIES · OCM REPORT BREAKDOWN
LISTEN & LEARN
A special investigative series analyzing the New York State Office of Cannabis Management’s “Listen & Learn” Report. The OCM spent months listening to more than 450 New Yorkers — including parents, educators, healthcare professionals, community organizations, and over 300 young people. We read the entire report and broke it down into an easy-to-understand series that highlights what New Yorkers are saying about cannabis legalization — and what policymakers should hear next.
New York State Office Of Cannabis Management Releases “Listen & Learn” Report. The Report spoke with more than 450 New Yorkers, including 308 young people. We Read The Report. Now We’re Telling You Exactly What It Says.
“The Listen & Learn Report is one of the most honest documents the New York cannabis establishment has produced. It doesn’t spin. It doesn’t celebrate. It just listens — and what it heard is a family system under stress, navigating a new landscape without a map.”
SERIES INCLUDES
The State Listened. Here’s What New York Families Actually Said. Part 1
New Yorkers sat down with the OCM and talked
The Parents Know They Need to Talk. They Just Don’t Know How. Part 2
Nearly half of New York parents had spoken to
New York Listened. Now New York Has to Act. Part 3
The OCM report documented what families need. Here are
THE MI COMUNIDAD DESK
A permanent home for thoughtful, community-centered journalism — beyond headlines, beyond a single report.
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Community Voices
Interviews with New Yorkers — the parents, workers, and neighbors living through legalization firsthand.
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Neighborhood Watch
How legalization is affecting different NYC communities, block by block and borough by borough.
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Community Alerts
Public safety, health, and policy updates New Yorkers need to know — as they happen.
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Public Meetings
OCM hearings, Community Board meetings, and town halls — covered so you don’t have to sit through them.
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Special Investigations
Deep dives into the cannabis issues that matter most to New York communities, like Listen & Learn.
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Have a neighborhood concern, a success story, or a tip? Mi Comunidad starts with listening.
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Mi Comunidad is where New York’s cannabis story gets told by the people living it.