Coss Marte opened the first adult-use cannabis dispensary on Manhattan's Lower East Side — the same neighborhood where he once sold drugs illegally.

Coss Marte, 39, is the founder and CEO of Conbud, a legal cannabis dispensary in New York's Lower East Side neighborhood where he once sold cannabis illegally. After serving prison time, Coss embraced ...

Marte, who was busted on a drug conviction in 2009 that landed him a seven-year prison sentence, now projects his booming business will bring in $12 million this year, boasting an $800,000 monthly ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. A.J. Herrington is freelance writer covering weed news and culture. Cannabis regulators in New York this week issued a license to open a ...

It was refreshing to meet former cannabis prisoners with their own brands like Delisioso (Richard Delisi) and Conbud (Coss Marte), to name a few. The social equity impact brand 40 Tons created a ...