New York regulators have started seizing products and issuing violations as part of a statewide initiative to rein in unlicensed marijuana operators in one of several new developments aimed at jump-starting sales in the state’s adult-use market.
Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday announced the launch of a multiagency enforcement effort and the first product seizures in New York City, where as many as 1,400 unlicensed stores, trucks and bodegas are selling marijuana products.
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Seven stores were issued violations for selling unlicensed marijuana products and ordered to cease operations, the New York Post reported. They also each face up to a $10,000 daily fine.
The alleged offenders were:
Baby Jeeter. LaGuardia Smoke. Maze. Nomad. Play Lane. Roll 2 Nation. Varieties on Broadway.
Enforcement officers from the state’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and Department of Taxation and Finance are inspecting storefront businesses not licensed to
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