The legal and licensed cannabis industry is pleading with state leaders to address the proliferation of brazenly illegal pot shops, which often operate openly across the city.
In a letter to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democratic leadership in the Assembly and State Senate, the more than 100 signatures demand that crackdown policies be included in the state budget, which is due April 1.
There have been instances of shops reopening after being shut down by local authorities and one case of deadly fentanyl being found.
"We are calling on the legislature to act now," Orduna said. Hochul has been supportive of this approach, saying at a press conference two weeks ago: "Let's start doing that. Let's have some teeth," she said.
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