The New York state budget is weeks late, but Gov. Kathy Hochul is still trying to squeeze in one more thing: a plan to crack down on illicit weed shops.
Hochul introduced legislation last month that— including $10,000 per day for illegal sales and up to $200,000 if unlicensed cannabis is found in a shop’s inventory. The bill aimed to make it easier for the state Office of Cannabis Management, the Department of Taxation and Finance, and local police to enforce cannabis and tax laws.
Among Democrats in the state Senate, there’s an “overwhelming belief that enforcement's not working and there needs to be more teeth,” Cooney said. But he added that lawmakers are also concerned about cannabis being “overpoliced” in the way it was during prohibition and the war on drugs. “We don't want to go backwards,” he said.
Dispensary license holders who have spoken to Gothamist are divided on how concerned they are about unlicensed competitors.
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