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City Cracks Down on 75 Illegal Weed Shops

Adams said the city has issued over $65 million in civil penalties and seized an estimated $41 million in illegal products since May.

Crate after crate of confiscated, illegal cannabis and other products filled the Bronx warehouse where Governor Kathy Hochul, Mayor Eric Adams and law enforcement personnel took a victory lap Wednesday over the success of “Operation Padlock to Protect.” The program combating the proliferation of illegal cannabis shops citywide has shut down more than 75 illegal smoke shops across the five boroughs. The warehouse in the Bronx’s Wakefield neighborhood was lined with shelves holding up big crates of assorted, seized products. Click here to read more on amny.com.




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