A new proposal is being considered by New York City Council that would make it easier to close the numerous illegal cannabis shops that have popped up throughout the city.
The NYC Sheriff's Office estimates that there are currently about 1,500 illegal shops operating in the city, compared to 11 legal shops across the city and only 26 in the entire state. Currently, illegal cannabis shops are subject to up to $20,000 a day in fines, but this has failed to stop them from mushrooming across the city.
In a recent oversight hearing, the head of the Office of Cannabis Management stated that for many large-scale operations, especially those linked to organized crime, the fines are simply "the cost of doing business."
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