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New York’s illicit marijuana market has become a public health threat, state
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licensed stores. Such shops have been slow to open due to a licensing effort
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In response, Chris Alexander, executive director of New York’s Office of
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regulator is planning to hire around 100 more staff to its current roster of 150
to deal with the illicit shops. He estimated that around $50 million worth of
illicit cannabis has been seized from inspections of around 300 shops. More
legal shops need to be opened to stop the illicit shops and the unregulated,
untested marijuana that they sell, he said.
Another problem that surfaced at the hearing are the roughly 30,000 pounds of
unsold raw marijuana. The high potency levels of some of the marijuana products
sold in stores, and whether there is enough warning to consumers about the
potential effects of high THC levels, was also discussed.
Lawmakers also complained about illegal stores’ ability to rapidly reopen after
being shut down. The state regulator recently said it’s stepping up enforcement
of $20,000-per-day fines on unlicensed stores.
New York represents one of the biggest cannabis markets in the US, so its
struggles are being closely watched by the industry.
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Daniel Haughney, director of investigations at the cannabis regulator, said that
recent shootings speak to safety concerns the regulator needs to address when it
goes into inspect a location that may be selling illegal marijuana.
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