Photos and reporting by Stacie Joy
Last night around 9, a multi-agency raid took place at LA Convenience at 105 Avenue A between Sixth Street and Seventh Street.
Officers confiscated a large quantity of products (labels included vapes/cartridges and edibles/candies) ... and left the smoke shop with more than 12 bags of items...
The shop, formerly LES Convenience, has been busted several times this year... and eventually reopens.
As previously reported, as of August, a new city law is now in effect that holds commercial landlords responsible for renting storefronts to unlicensed cannabis shops.
Introduction 1001-B, known as Local Law 107 of 2023, prohibits owners of commercial spaces from knowingly leasing to unlicensed sellers of marijuana or tobacco products, imposing fines of up to $10,000 on landlords for violations.
Shocked, I'm shocked, etc.
ReplyDeleteWhen I'm most shocked 'etc' is the best way to communicate it - makes sure all my other emotions are captured
ReplyDeleteWhat a la shame.
ReplyDeleteWhy do these shops even bother? There is so much revenue lost.
ReplyDeleteWhat about the ATM? I could use some cash.
ReplyDeleteWhat does the NYPD do with all this weed?
ReplyDeleteKind of assumed everyone knew Captain Renault's famous line ("I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!"), but I guess I was wrong!
ReplyDeleteOne shop down, 4,786 to go.
ReplyDeleteThis is so wrong, the city should not stop people from consuming drugs which may or may not have toxic chemicals, after all it is my lungs, brain and I have the right to inhale it (and anyone else who lives in my building, I pass on the street or is sitting on a park bench a few feet from me) as much as I want, this is America, and NYC, the city that never sleeps, and you can do whatever you want at anytime, wooooo!
ReplyDeleteThis is just a photo op, same as when they bust street peddlers in Chinatown for counterfeit goods. The issue never gets resolved.
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