{"id":530,"date":"2023-04-12T17:22:02","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T17:22:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/?page_id=530"},"modified":"2024-09-04T18:51:04","modified_gmt":"2024-09-04T18:51:04","slug":"unlicensed-cannabis-shops","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/unlicensed-cannabis-shops\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlicensed Cannabis"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/gab-zz-bust-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-852\" style=\"width:841px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/gab-zz-bust-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/gab-zz-bust-700x525.jpg 700w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/gab-zz-bust-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/gab-zz-bust-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/gab-zz-bust-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/gab-zz-bust-1300x975.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/07\/gab-zz-bust.jpg 2016w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong><em>2024 Upper West Side Cannabis Survey<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:25px\"><a href=\"http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/03\/03.14.24-Zaza-Padlock-Release-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Press Release<\/a>  |  <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1nypR2Wms8Pn_zeF0zTnNGt7YfgpWREA__HZmEe4yXss\/edit?usp=sharing\">Full Results<\/a>&nbsp; | &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/2\/edit?mid=1KI3WeAfEHRFUzVeKvPvsainQcJBJRb4&amp;usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interactive Map<\/a><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:700\">Our Work<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"font-size:24px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-transform:capitalize\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/12\/2022-12-9-Letter-on-Cannabis-Retailers-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First Letter<\/a> on Enforcement strategy. (<em>Dec. 9, 2022)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Upper West Side Unlicensed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/12\/zCannabis-Retailer-Press-Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cannabis Survey<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>(Dec. 12, 2022)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">UWS Cannabis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westsiderag.com\/2022\/12\/14\/cannabis-town-hall-sheds-light-on-legal-weed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">town hall<\/a>. <em>(Dec. 13, 2022)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">City Council <a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=1069432&amp;GUID=F87EEEFA-2653-40CC-A457-6BE7F42DD378&amp;Options=info|&amp;Search=proliferation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Oversight Hearing<\/a> on Unlicensed Smoke Shops. <em>(Jan. 20, 2023)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\">enforcement partnership <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nyc.gov\/office-of-the-mayor\/news\/094-23\/mayor-adams-d-a-bragg-joint-efforts-combat-proliferation-illegal-unlicensed#\/0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launch<\/a>. <em>(Jan. 20, 2023)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/08\/05-08-2023-Chris-Alexander-New-Enforcement.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Second Letter<\/a> on enforcement strategy. (<em>May 8, 2023)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/12\/2023-08-11-DOHMH-re-cannabis.pdf.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Third Letter<\/a> on enforcement strategy. <em>(aug. 11, 2023)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2023\/10\/Testimony-of-Council-Member-Gale-A-Brewer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">testimony<\/a> before the new york State Senate. <em>(oct. 30, 2023)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/03\/NYCC-Letter-Cannabis-Enforcement3_28_24-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Letter<\/a> from 29 council members on local enforcement <em>(mar. 28, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2024\/04\/01\/let-nyc-padlock-illegal-pot-shops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Op-Ed<\/a> on local enforcement of unlicensed shops <em>(April 1, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/05\/05.08.24-Operation-Padlock-to-Protect.pdf.pdf\">Letter<\/a> to OATH regarding Operation Padlock to Protect caseload <em>(May 7, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/09\/07.01.24-OCM-reporting.pdf\">Letter<\/a> to OCM Regarding Enforcement Activity Reporting <em>(July 1, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:800\">Press<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\" style=\"font-size:24px;font-style:normal;font-weight:500;text-transform:capitalize\">\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nydailynews.com\/2022\/12\/11\/shops-selling-illegal-pot-flourish-on-manhattans-upper-west-side-free-for-all-environment-says-councilwoman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Shops selling illegal pot flourish on Manhattan\u2019s Upper West Side<\/a><em> <\/em><em>(New York Daily News, Dec. 12, 2022)<\/em> <\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/public-safety\/2023\/01\/06\/nyc-sheriff-s-office-ride-along-seizing-illegal-smoke-shops\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sheriff&#8217;s Office seizes hundreds of illegal drug products from Manhattan smoke shops<\/a> <em>(NY1, Jan. 6, 2023)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecity.nyc\/2023\/02\/03\/is-eric-adams-cracking-down-on-illegal-weed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Mayor Says He\u2019s Cracking Down on Unlicensed Weed Sales. His Task Force Says Otherwise<\/a> <em>(THE CITY, Feb 3, 2023)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabiswire.com\/2023\/12\/05\/scoop-nyc-health-dept-rejects-request-for-public-health-emergency-for-unlicensed-shops-new-york-enforcement-remains-slow-more\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NYC health dept. rejects request for \u201cpublic health emergency\u201d for unlicensed shops<\/a> <em>(cannabis wire, dec. 5, 2023)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityandstateny.com\/personality\/2024\/01\/unlicensed-dispensaries-are-blanketing-number-new-york-city-neighborhoods\/393475\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A Q&amp;A With New York City Council Member Gale Brewer<\/a> (<em>City &amp; State, January 22, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2024\/02\/26\/legal-weed-in-new-york-was-going-to-be-just-and-fair-what-happened\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Legal weed in new york was going to be a revolution. what happened?<\/a> <em>(the new yorker, feb. 19, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.crainsnewyork.com\/real-estate\/gale-brewer-shames-landlord-illegal-cannabis-store-taking-illicit-drug-money\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gale Brewer shames landlord of illegal cannabis store for allegedly taking &#8216;illicit&#8217; drug money<\/a> <em>(Crain&#8217;s New York Business, March 8, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/new-york-playbook\/2024\/03\/14\/goodbye-zaza-waza-00146935\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/newsletters\/new-york-playbook\/2024\/03\/14\/goodbye-zaza-waza-00146935\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Goodbye, Zaza Waza<\/a> <em>(Politico, March 14, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/04\/12\/nyregion\/illegal-weed-gale-brewer.html?unlocked_article_code=1.kE0.SgL-.GfmQ7Hccityg&amp;smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare&amp;ugrp=u&amp;sgrp=c-cb\">The Battle Over Zaza Waza<\/a> <em>(The New York Times, April 12, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\n<li class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ny1.com\/nyc\/all-boroughs\/inside-city-hall\/2024\/07\/19\/bill-requires-adams-administration-to-disclose-details-on-cannabis-enforcement\">Bill requires Adams administration to disclose details on cannabis enforcement<\/a> (<em>NY1 Inside City Hall, July 18, 2024)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\" style=\"font-style:italic;font-weight:700\">Resources<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\"><em><strong>How Do I&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"text-transform:capitalize\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/dispensary-location-verification\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Find A Legal Dispensary?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-transform:capitalize\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2023\/03\/cannabis-delivery-faq-for-consumers-3.10.23.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get Cannabis Home Delivery?<\/a> <\/li>\n<li style=\"text-transform:capitalize\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/1LGSLV8gmz1DkW6CA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Report unlicensed activity?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-transform:none\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/consumers#consuming-cannabis-responsibly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Consume Cannabis Responsibly?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-transform:none\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/system\/files\/documents\/2023\/04\/ocm_how-to-read-a-cannabis-product-label.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read A Cannabis Label?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-transform:none\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/adult-use-information#what's-legal-and-what's-illegal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Determine What&#8217;s Legal?<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-transform:none\" class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cannabis.ny.gov\/licensing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Get A License to Sell?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/03\/whybuylegalnewyork_website_hero_logo_yellow-teal-bkg-2500px2_0-1024x278.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-776\" srcset=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/03\/whybuylegalnewyork_website_hero_logo_yellow-teal-bkg-2500px2_0-1024x278.png 1024w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/03\/whybuylegalnewyork_website_hero_logo_yellow-teal-bkg-2500px2_0-700x190.png 700w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/03\/whybuylegalnewyork_website_hero_logo_yellow-teal-bkg-2500px2_0-768x209.png 768w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/03\/whybuylegalnewyork_website_hero_logo_yellow-teal-bkg-2500px2_0-1536x418.png 1536w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/03\/whybuylegalnewyork_website_hero_logo_yellow-teal-bkg-2500px2_0-2048x557.png 2048w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/03\/whybuylegalnewyork_website_hero_logo_yellow-teal-bkg-2500px2_0-400x109.png 400w, https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/03\/whybuylegalnewyork_website_hero_logo_yellow-teal-bkg-2500px2_0-1300x354.png 1300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"OCM WBL WhatToExpect TV 30 1920x1080 Final\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/anPa-VMRuD0?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;list=PLkA6fwCcLgWLIBq3icXB-Yy2oofFXlF2V\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>2024 Upper West Side Cannabis Survey<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2024\/03\/03.14.24-Zaza-Padlock-Release-FINAL.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Press Release<\/a>  |  <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1nypR2Wms8Pn_zeF0zTnNGt7YfgpWREA__HZmEe4yXss\/edit?usp=sharing\">Full Results<\/a>&nbsp; | &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/2\/edit?mid=1KI3WeAfEHRFUzVeKvPvsainQcJBJRb4&amp;usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interactive Map<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Our Work<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/12\/2022-12-9-Letter-on-Cannabis-Retailers-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">First Letter<\/a> on Enforcement strategy. (<em>Dec. 9, 2022)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Upper West Side Unlicensed&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/90\/2022\/12\/zCannabis-Retailer-Press-Release.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cannabis Survey<\/a>.&nbsp;<em>(Dec.<\/em><\/li>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong><small><a href=\"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/unlicensed-cannabis-shops\/\">READ MORE<\/a><\/small><\/strong><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"author":233,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-530","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/530","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/233"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=530"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/530\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/council.nyc.gov\/gale-brewer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=530"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}