Brooklyn pot dealer donates proceeds to Sandy victims

The Brooklyn pot dealer netted $700 in two days to help victims of Hurricane Sandy.

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A smoker tokes a marijuana joint during a march for the legalization of cannabis in Medellin, Colombia on May 5, as part of the 2012 Global Marijuana March that was held in hundreds of cities worldwide. (Raul Arboleda/AFP/Getty Images)

A pot dealer in Brooklyn, New York, is raising eyebrows for donating half of his proceeds over two days last week to victims of Superstorm Sandy.

Mayor Bloomberg: New York gas rationing working, may continue

Jennifer MattsonNovember 12, 2012 21:04

Meanwhile, New Jersey, which first adopted the measure, will end rationing Tuesday.

Cuomo to ask for $30 billion in federal aid for Sandy clean-up

Talia RalphNovember 12, 2012 17:54

Cuomo is requesting $30 billion in federal aid to help clean up the damage wrought by Hurricane Sandy, according to top officials in his administration.

Haiti: Flooding claims at least 10 lives

Talia RalphNovember 9, 2012 16:48

Haiti continues to be at the mercy of hurricane season, as a night of heavy rainfall caused flooding that took at least 10 lives.

Steven Kuhr, head of New York’s Office of Emergency Management, fired for misusing Superstorm Sandy cleanup workers

Samantha StainburnNovember 7, 2012 22:10

According to the New York Times, the federal Energy Department reports that 240,000 New Yorkers still do not have power.

Talia RalphNovember 7, 2012 18:55

Lady Gaga pledges $1 million to NYC Sandy relief

"If it wasn't for NYC: the Lower Eastside, Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn, I would not be the woman or artist that I am today," said Gaga.

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New York native Lady Gaga has pledged $1 million to Sandy relief in the city. (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty Images)

Lady Gaga pledged $1 million in disaster relief to her hometown of New York City Wednesday, crediting the metropolis for shaping her into who she is.

Obama visits New York, pledges help with Sandy recovery

Brooklyn pot dealer donates proceeds to Sandy victims

Mayor Bloomberg: New York gas rationing working, may continue

Cuomo to ask for $30 billion in federal aid for Sandy clean-up

Haiti: Flooding claims at least 10 lives

Steven Kuhr, head of New York’s Office of Emergency Management, fired for misusing Superstorm Sandy cleanup workers

Lady Gaga pledges $1 million to NYC Sandy relief

Cuomo signs emergency order to allow Sandy victims to vote anywhere in NY

New York Mayor Bloomberg confronted by angry Brooklyn residents

Nor'easter storm heads toward New York, New Jersey