Cannabis is big business in the wake of New York’s 2021 decision to legalize recreational pot. And there’s been a boom of shop owners illegally selling a variety of cannabis, edibles, v…
Earlier this month, Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg said he’d issue eviction notices to illegal business.Matthew McDermottMatthew McDermottThe colorful THC products are sometimes marketed to attract children, police have said.During the raid on 181 Convenience – which is at 840 West 181st Street – cops said they seized about $73,000 worth of untaxed cigarettes, vape products, cannabis flower and THC edibles.“He’s definitely gonna get summonses,” Det. Sgt.
Later that day, a raid on Bavaro Smoke Shop on 181st Street netted police about $50,000 worth of the same merchandise. They also issued $17,500 worth of violations. “This is what we’re talking about,” Robles said, referencing the store’s litany of THC-laced candy and gummies. “A child will come in here and take this, thinking it’s a candy and it’s really not. And then they share it with their friends. That’s what causes the public safety problem.”
181 Convenience was closed Tuesday. Bongs and bowls lined the storefront’s shelves, but the gate was down and the shop was dark. An employee outside said he didn’t know when the store would reopen.“The state sells it, why can’t we sell it?” said Jamel Zak, an store employee. “It is what it is.”
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