The vast majority of crackdown efforts by New York regulators and law enforcement agencies related to illegal marijuana sales have failed to be resolved, officials confirmed Monday.
One potential reason: New York regulators have halted administrative hearings where judges can levy fines and other penalties against those selling illicit marijuana products.
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The shift by the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) effectively eliminates one path to punishment after raids on unlicensed smoke shops and retail outlets, though such incursions continue to be initiated, according to The City news website.
The OCM attributed the change to a lack of resources, and the agency did not indicate when it planned to restart the administrative trials, The City reported.
Of the 300 or so actions that regulators and law enforcement have taken across the state since June, only 16 have reached some resolution, OCM Executive Director Chris Alexander said
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