The Office of Cannabis Management recently identified fifty-two illicit cannabis stores in the state. Each of the vendors received cease and desist letters demanding that they stop selling marijuana without a proper dispensary license. Damian Fagon, Chief Equity Officer at the Office of Cannabis Management, said:
New York is building the most equitable cannabis industry in the country, an industry that prioritizes the communities most affected by cannabis prohibition. Stores selling unlicensed unregulated cannabis products have undermined these efforts. Plain and simple. Illicit stores don’t contribute to our communities, they don’t support our public schools, and they don’t protect consumers. That’s why we’re working with partners across government to investigate these operations and hold them accountable.
The state aims to collect as much tax revenue as possible from the legal sale of marijuana for adult use. Licensing revenue will pay for the administration of the program and the law. Once these costs are covered, the remaining tax revenue will be divided to support the following:
– 40% to the state lottery fund
– 40% to the Community Grants Reinvestment Fund
– 20% to Drug Treatment and Public Education Fund
The following companies and individuals have received cease and desist letters from the New York State Office of Cannabis Management:
420 Novz – Bath
420 New Products – Elmira
5 Star Tattoo – Elmira Heights
The Alien Opera – Syracuse
Bmillz LLC – Addison / Elmira Heights / Elmira
Brooklyn Smokes Inc. – Brooklyn
Budbub Svcs LLC – Barton
Bud Bus Inc – Wayne (NJ)
CannaGlam2022 – Lackawanna
Cham Gate Jewelers – Brooklyn
I’m stuck – Lyon / Newark
Empire Cannabis Clubs – New York
Exhale Smoke House Inc. – Bronx
Exotic Gifts N Dreams LLC – Horse Heads
Fat Daddy’s – Watkins Glen / Penn Yan / Elmira / Webster
Freaky Dog LLC – Brooklyn
Good Vibes Customs – Bath / Elmira / Ithaca
Grateful Smoke & Gift Shop LLC – Waverly
Green Vision Wellness, Inc – Lockport/Buffalo/Depew/Amherst
Hempsol LLC – Rochester
Custom Osmotics LLC – Rochester / Honeoye Falls
Heirloom Hemp & CBD – Cooperstown / Bainbridge / Otego
Kushfly Marijuana Dispensary NYC – NYC
LakeWatch Inn Catering and Event Planning – Ithaca
Mile High Accessories LLC – Waverly / Binghampton
MJ LLC Dispensary – Henrietta
Moonhaven Organics – Brockport
Noise NYC Inc. – Brooklyn
Omegaleaf CBD LLC – Liverpool / Brooklyn
Paint Puff N’ Peace Inc. – NYC / Bronx / Albany
Plant It Express NY LLC – Tonawanda / Albany
Premier Vapors 3 – Malone / Brooklyn
Royal Wellness Corp – Rinse
The Smoker’s Emporium – Geneseo
Ground Up – Waverly
The hot spot – Olean
Triclomes LLC – Rochester
Weed World, Inc. – New York / Queens Village
Carol J. Messina – Rush
Phil Coulon – Plattsburgh
Tammy L Morshed – Grand Island
Todd Miller – Waverly
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