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NEW YORK CITY COULD GIVE NYPD INSTANT POWER TO SHUT DOWN ILLEGAL MARIJUANA SHOPS

By Jennifer Bisram

November 3, 2023 / 5:54 PM EDT / CBS New York

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NYPD could get instant power to close illegal marijuana shops

NEW YORK -- As New York City leaders work to close hundreds of illegal marijuana
shops, legislation on the table would give NYPD instant authority to shut them
down. 

"If the cops or somebody else walks in and they find that they're actually
selling illegal products, they will for the first time have the ability to close
that business down and padlock it," said New York City Council Majority Leader
Keith Powers. "They're going to be able to walk into a store now and padlock the
store if they're found to be selling illegal product." 



If passed, Powers' legislation would amend the city's nuisance abatement law to
make it easier and faster to close the shops. 

"The folks who want to do this legally are sitting there waiting, and they're
going to create good jobs, they're going to create economic development for the
city, tax revenue for the city. These other businesses have just jumped in and
we don't know what they're selling," said Powers. 

City records show there are about 1,500 illegal marijuana shops and 11 legal
ones in the five boroughs. 

"The state has been extremely slow to issue the legal licenses. So there's no
legal market that's operating here right now. And people are taking advantage of
the legalization and great market to push out new product, and unfortunately
there hasn't been any enforcement to follow," said Powers. 

Your Point: Does New York have a marijuana problem?

Powers said a marijuana store on First Avenue in Manhattan has been selling
illegal cannabis. A worker behind he counter there told us that's not the case
anymore. 



"Unfortunately what we're seeing all over the city is actually these illegal
stores, which have become a major burden for neighborhoods. They are
unregulated, unruly, they don't contribute much to the city," said Powers, who
hopes his bill passes in the coming months. 

Currently, stores selling marijuana illegally could be fined up to $20,000 per
day.


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 * NYPD
 * New York City
 * New York City Council

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First published on November 3, 2023 / 5:54 PM EDT

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