An unlicensed cannabis retailer in upstate New York has been ordered to pay $9.5 million in one of the largest penalties levied in the state’s ongoing efforts to curb illicit operations.
State Supreme Court Judge Frederick Reed issued the judgment on Tuesday against George West, the owner of Jaydega 7.0, an unlicensed marijuana store in Ontario County, according to a news release from the office of New York’s attorney general.
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West’s Jaydega 7.0 generated nearly $2.4 million in illegal sales from June 2022 through October 2023, New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) has alleged.
“The owner of Jaydega 7.0 refused to follow the law and ignored repeated warnings to stop selling cannabis without a license,” Attorney General Leticia James said in
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