{"id":518992,"date":"2022-12-01T02:35:33","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T23:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/hordes-of-illegal-cannabis-shops-invade-nyc\/"},"modified":"2022-12-01T02:35:33","modified_gmt":"2022-11-30T23:35:33","slug":"hordes-of-illegal-cannabis-shops-invade-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hordes-of-illegal-cannabis-shops-invade-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"#Hordes of illegal cannabis shops invade NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b72f09aa1d\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3b72f09aa1d\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/hordes-of-illegal-cannabis-shops-invade-nyc\/#%E2%80%9CHordes_of_illegal_cannabis_shops_invade_NYC%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Hordes of illegal cannabis shops invade NYC&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CHordes_of_illegal_cannabis_shops_invade_NYC%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Hordes of illegal cannabis shops invade NYC&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>There are \u201clikely tens of thousands of illicit cannabis businesses\u201d currently operating out of bodegas, smoke shops and other storefronts in New York City \u2014 with many of the pop-up shops selling bad or dangerously tainted weed, a new study reveals.<\/p>\n<p>The survey, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/s\/z5ct1lw4r99hxpt\/NYC%20Illicit%20Cannabis%20Market%20Design%2011.29.22.pdf?dl=0\">conducted by the New York Medical Cannabis Industry Association<\/a> \u2014 in concert with the NJ Cannabis Trade Association and Connecticut Medical Cannabis Council \u2014 bought cannabis products from 20 unlicensed stores that publicly advertise selling marijuana, and had the products tested by an independent lab. <\/p>\n<p>The lab results found the presence of potentially deadly E. coli, salmonella, heavy metals and pesticides in many products. <\/p>\n<p>About\u00a040% of the THC products failed at least one of the standard tests administered to legal cannabis products and only available at legal medical cannabis dispensaries, the study found.  <\/p>\n<p>The lab results also found an example of\u00a0THC levels more than twice as advertised \u2014 with gummy\u00a0bears labeled at 100 mg of THC at one shop testing at 204.77 mg, the survey alleges. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-05.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Marijuana\" class=\"wp-image-24847868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The study says unlicensed pop-up stores are selling tainted cannabis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eight other stores had flowered or other cannabis products that tested at a lower level of THC than advertised, the study claimed. <\/p>\n<p>Half the locations did not ask for identification \u2014 a major concern given that youths under the age of 21 are barred from buying cannabis or THC products. Recent studies show that cannabis use among young adults and youths has skyrocketed nationwide as more states have legalized the recreational sale of marijuana. <\/p>\n<p>The report also claimed 100% of the cannabis flowered products and edibles would flunk New York State\u2019s stringent regulations.<\/p>\n<p>Equally startling is the study\u2019s admission that there are \u201clikely tens of thousands of illicit cannabis businesses currently out of bodegas, smoke shops, or other retail\u00a0locations\u201d that are licensed to sell other products. \u201cThe estimated number of `back room\u2019 illicit locations in New York City is far too vast,\u201d the study said.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"577\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-03.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"illegal pot shops\" class=\"wp-image-24847925\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The study found that \u201cthousands\u201d of bodegas and black-market shops are illegally selling cannabis.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Aside from the health dangers of buying from illicit cannabis dealers, the tremendous proliferation of the black-market stores  and mobile trucks that pay lower or no taxes on their products threatens to undermine the newly licensed New York state cannabis operators obligated to follow the rules and pay higher taxes that boost the cost of their products.<\/p>\n<p>The state last week issued 36 licenses \u2014 28 to entrepreneurs and eight to not-for-profit groups \u2014 to sell cannabis retail. But The Post discovered unregulated shops already operating brazenly across the city, including tidy neighborhoods such as Kew Gardens.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow\" data-component=\"inlineSlideshow\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slides\">\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"Jars filled with marijuana leaves are displayed at the Weed World store on March 31, 2021, in Midtown New York. - New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed legislation legalizing recreational marijuana on March 31. 2021, with a large chunk of tax revenues from sales set to go to minority communities. New York joins 14 other US states and the District of Columbia in permitting cannabis after lawmakers in both state chambers, where Cuomo's Democratic Party holds strong majorities, backed the bill on March 30.\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-01.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    Thousands of unlicensed shops are selling cannabis in New York City.                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">AFP via Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"inline-slideshow__slide\">\n<figure class=\"inline-slideshow__slide-figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"878\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878\" class=\"inline-slideshow__image\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 07: Individual marijuana plants in plastic cups are ready to be handed out at the NYC Cannabis Parade &amp; Rally in Union Square on May 07, 2022 in New York City. Despite the heavy rain dozens showed up under umbrellas for the rally. This year\u2019s event celebrates one year of legalization in New York. (Photo by Alexi Rosenfeld\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1756 1756w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1317 1317w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=878 878w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=439 439w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/11\/nyc-pot-stores-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 878px) 100vw, 878px\"\/><figcaption class=\"meta meta--caption\">\n                                    A new study found that unlicensed shops are selling marijuana tainted with salmonella, E. coli and lead.                                <\/figcaption><span class=\"inline-slideshow__credit meta meta--byline\">Getty Images<\/span><br \/>\n                                                    <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThese bad actors present a clear danger that could undermine both the budding industry and the health of New York residents and visitors,\u201d the study concluded. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe report\u2019s findings are deeply troubling and highlight the tremendous risks posed by unscrupulous firms operating above the law,\u201d NYMCIA president Ngiste Abebe said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNew York has a responsibility to not only protect the health and safety of its residents but also to fulfill the promise of a <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>ly equitable adult-use market.\u00a0Neither goal can<br \/>be realized without stricter enforcement against bad actors.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Cannabis license <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>licant Juancarlos\u00a0Huntt, co-founder of New York for Social and Economic Equity, fumed, \u201cThey\u2019re opportunists that are retraumatizing our community and stopping our ability to build wealth. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey are poisoning our black and brown communities. You cannot build wealth without health and these smoke shop owners are destroying the reputation of New York\u2019s cannabis with their chemicals. They need to be stopped.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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