NY’s first legal weed retail licenses to be awarded Monday — as black market thrives

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New York’s Cannabis Control Board is poised to award its first retail licenses to sell legal cannabis products — but regulated dealers will face getting smoked out by a thriving black market.…

Cannabis-infused “Cotton Cluster” gummies for sale at Lefferts Exotics in Queens.A NYPD spokesman said that although the department and NYC Sheriff’s Office have been“The law, as currently written, does not provide an enforcement mechanism when an unlicensed establishment displays cannabis for sale,” told The Post in a statement, when asked about the department’s efforts to crack down on violators.

“They don’t have to produce any documentation, share their data with any agency or anybody – how is a legal license holder supposed to compete with that?” “Illegal drug dealers used to be in back alleys. Now they are given a storefront and are exempt from taxes.”

 

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As taxes are asked of them,while other stores not licensed charge less,you’re missing a component to make this work,Enforcement. Re:State Liquor Authority laws+regs are similar to this ( if not the same) they should be running this. This is not hard, but you’re making it so.

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