{"id":992087,"date":"2026-08-10T00:54:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:54:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/992087\/"},"modified":"2026-08-10T00:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T00:54:42","slug":"dope-fresh-ny-weed-data-show-fans-were-flying-during-knicks-championship-run-world-cup-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/992087\/","title":{"rendered":"Dope fresh NY weed data show fans were flying during Knicks championship run, World Cup games"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dope new data from state cannabis regulators show New Yorkers were sky-high during the Knicks championship run <\/a>and also got lit watching FIFA\u2019s World Cup games.<\/p>\n

Sales of weed and other types of cannabis products jumped during 15 of the 19 total sports\u2019 playoff games compared to other average daily sales this year, according to the Office of Cannabis Management.<\/p>\n

In five of the games, the sales increases exceeded double digits.<\/p>\n

New York Knicks guard Jalen Brunson celebrating during the team\u2019s championship parade in Manhattan on June 17, 2023 Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n

Rapper A Boogie Wit da Hoodie smoking while riding in a float in the Knicks championship parade. Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/p>\n

Sales also surged by a staggering 30% during the Knicks championship parade<\/a> along Broadway\u2019s Canyon of Heroes on June 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cKnick fans were going crazy. My sales were up 20% during game days,\u201d said Chris Kuilan, owner of Stoops NYC cannabis dispensary in Manhattan\u2019s Flatiron District.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey racked up to get ready for the game. They were buying gummies, pre-rolls and drinks. They had a double high.\u201d <\/p>\n

Cannabis sales soared 11% during the Knicks\u2019 first home playoff game against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday, April 18. The Knicks won, 113-102.<\/p>\n

Marijuana sales in New York City surged during the Knicks championship run this year, according to the state\u2019s Office of Cannabis Management. Stephen Yang for NY Post<\/p>\n

Sales of marijuana then rose an astonishing 95% for Game 2 on Monday, April 20, but that date is also a celebration of the unofficial 4\/20 cannabis holiday.<\/p>\n

State officials said the Knicks deserve an assist for boosting cannabis sales, even though they lost that game 107-106.<\/p>\n

Earlier in the playoffs, in Game 2 of the Knicks\u2019 series at home against the Cleveland Cavaliers <\/a>on Thursday, May 21, local cannabis sales jumped 14%. The Knicks won that game 109 to 93.<\/p>\n

Fans were also baked for the first game of their finals against the Spurs in San Antonio on Wednesday June 3. Pot sales soared 12%, and the Knicks won 105 to 95.<\/p>\n

New Yorkers were toasted for Game 3 on June 8, too, \u2014 the first championship home game at Madison Square Garden, when marijuana sales shot up 19%. The Knicks suffered their only loss to the Spurs <\/a>in the five-game series that day, 111 to 115.<\/p>\n

Goals were meanwhile not only scored on the field during the World Cup soccer tournament.<\/p>\n

Legal pot sales also increase during the World Cup final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on July 19, 2026. RONALD WITTEK\/EPA\/Shutterstock<\/p>\n

Cannabis sales kicked up during the World Cup\u2019s local quarterfinals, semifinals and championship, OCM\u2019s analysis found.<\/p>\n

During the Spain vs. Belgium quarterfinals game<\/a> July 10, weed sales grew 10%. Spain won 2 to 1.<\/p>\n

While the Spain vs. Argentina championship game<\/a> played out July 19, cannabis sales shot up 18%. Spain won the championship match 1-0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dope new data from state cannabis regulators show New Yorkers were sky-high during the Knicks championship run and…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":992088,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5122],"tags":[5229,1749,6335,3344,46601,5248,405,403,3122,5226,5225,5228,5227,67,586,132,5230,68,1154,2969,105860],"class_list":["post-992087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-new-york","tag-america","tag-cannabis","tag-exclusive","tag-marijuana","tag-marijuana-legalization","tag-metro","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-new-york-knicks","tag-newyork","tag-newyorkcity","tag-ny","tag-nyc","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-of-america","tag-unitedstates","tag-unitedstatesofamerica","tag-us","tag-us-news","tag-usa","tag-world-cup-2026"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/117068488097644706","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=992087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/992087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/992088"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=992087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=992087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=992087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}