Unlicensed Cannabis

2024 Upper West Side Cannabis Survey

Press Release | Full Results | Interactive Map

Our Work

First Letter on Enforcement strategy. (Dec. 9, 2022)
Upper West Side Unlicensed Cannabis Survey. (Dec. 12, 2022)
UWS Cannabis town hall. (Dec. 13, 2022)
City Council Oversight Hearing on Unlicensed Smoke Shops. (Jan. 20, 2023)
enforcement partnership launch. (Jan. 20, 2023)
Second Letter on enforcement strategy. (May 8, 2023)
Third Letter on enforcement strategy. (aug. 11, 2023)
testimony before the new york State Senate. (oct. 30, 2023)
Letter from 29 council members on local enforcement (mar. 28, 2024)
Op-Ed on local enforcement of unlicensed shops (April 1, 2024)
Letter to OATH regarding Operation Padlock to Protect caseload (May 7, 2024)
Letter to OCM Regarding Enforcement Activity Reporting (July 1, 2024)

Press

Shops selling illegal pot flourish on Manhattan’s Upper West Side (New York Daily News, Dec. 12, 2022)
Sheriff’s Office seizes hundreds of illegal drug products from Manhattan smoke shops (NY1, Jan. 6, 2023)
The Mayor Says He’s Cracking Down on Unlicensed Weed Sales. His Task Force Says Otherwise (THE CITY, Feb 3, 2023)
NYC health dept. rejects request for “public health emergency” for unlicensed shops (cannabis wire, dec. 5, 2023)
A Q&A With New York City Council Member Gale Brewer (City & State, January 22, 2024)
Legal weed in new york was going to be a revolution. what happened? (the new yorker, feb. 19, 2024)
Gale Brewer shames landlord of illegal cannabis store for allegedly taking ‘illicit’ drug money (Crain’s New York Business, March 8, 2024)
Goodbye, Zaza Waza (Politico, March 14, 2024)
The Battle Over Zaza Waza (The New York Times, April 12, 2024)
Bill requires Adams administration to disclose details on cannabis enforcement (NY1 Inside City Hall, July 18, 2024)

Resources

How Do I…

New York City Council