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New York City Cops Seize Millions Of Dollars In Illegal Weed Products Under Mayor's 'Operation Padlock'; Cannabis Management Chief Resigns
Monday, May 27, 2024 - 12:57pm | 594In what started out as a basic 911 burglary call early Saturday morning in Brooklyn led to the discovery of millions of dollars-worth of illegal cannabis products stored in a huge unmarked warehouse. The New York City police department (NYPD) and the City Sheriff’s Office were quickly on the...
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New York Cannabis Cops Seized $54M In Illicit Weed From Unlicensed Storefronts, Says Gov. Hochul
Tuesday, December 5, 2023 - 11:38am | 520New York law enforcement authorities have had a busy year running from one illegal weed shop after another. Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration announced on Monday that they seized more than 11,000 pounds of illicit cannabis products worth more than $54 million following the...
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NY Cannabis Industry's Chronic Woes: Sen. Cooney Calls For Hearing
Thursday, September 7, 2023 - 3:26pm | 615New York lawmakers will hold a fact-finding hearing next month to address the state’s beleaguered and severely delayed rollout of its legal cannabis industry, state Sen. Jeremy Cooney (D-Rochester) announced Thursday. “It is no secret that the state’s path to adult-use...
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The Lawsuit, The Crooked Landlord & The Bizarre Confusion Among NY Cannabis Officials: Harlem Officials Step In
Thursday, April 27, 2023 - 3:59pm | 467Harlem business leaders lashed out at Gov. Kathy Hochul and state cannabis regulators last December when they proposed the opening of a cannabis shop on West 125th Street, across the street from the famous Apollo Theater. Now, they’re taking the Governor to court. What happened:...