After a difficult year for retail amid the coronavirus pandemic, New York cannabis legalization reinvigorated business at Higher Standards. The high-end smoke shop decided to celebrate, commissioning a mural on the store’s facade at Manhattan's Chelsea Market to reintroduce the concept to New Yorkers.
Cheddar correspondent Chloe Aiello reports.
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