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Governor Kathy Hochul of New York announced plans to overhaul the Office of Cannabis Management following a scathing report labeling the state's legal cannabis rollout as a failure due to inexperienced leadership and lack of transparency. The report highlighted missteps such as an underspent budget and the flourishing of an illegal market. In response, the state has initiated a crackdown on illegal cannabis shops, with NYC shutting down 75 illicit weed shops in the first week of the operation.
LOCKED UP 🔐 Since Operation Padlock to Protect began last week, 75 illegal cannabis shops have been shut down across NYC. Our joint law enforcement teams have also issued nearly $6 MILLION in penalties and 3,300 violations. Latest update: https://t.co/1Fg8HK3GRS https://t.co/upTNvYUUlq
NYC shutters 75 illicit weed shops in first week of crackdown, with hundreds and hundreds to go The first batch of closures mark a drop in the bucket as there are believed to be some 3,000 illegal pot shops operating in the Big Apple https://t.co/lAZdfMIV58
"Illegal businesses prey on and target our most vulnerable, including children, selling dangerous, counterfeit products and creating eyesores across our city." @NYCMayor discusses why it's important we crack down on illegal smoke shops once and for all: https://t.co/85z8oVqA8C