Who is supplying NYC's illegal weed shops?

Unlicensed weed shops are popping up all over New York City. But if these stores aren't licensed to do business, it begs the question, where are they getting their supply from? FOX 5 NY's Arthur Chi'en tagged along with the YNC Sheriff's Office on a bust to get some answers.
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[@GorgeGeourge9565]

The price of weed in legal dispensaries in NY and NJ is way too high. There will always be a black market for weed.

[@jakeyam0223]

Tax is to high

[@share201lllll]

@GorgeGeourge9565 That's True

[@RobertoDiaz-nl3kj]

What I'm trying to say is the pioneers the corner nickel and dimers the got arrested and put there lives at risk are not allowed to be involved only the rich white folks that live in the suburbs and this is why I hate bureaucracy they are all a bunch of hypocritics.

[@prod.domino]

yeah 60 70 for an 8th at times when at the illegal place its 30

[@silentmajority8365]

Because of weak people unable to face reality without pot

[@stricnine69]

200$ a pound? This is the biggest load of shit i ever heard

[@larryzeldin7561]

Outdoor/greenhouse can be had at $200 per plate if you buying bulk. There are farms in NYS sitting on flower that they were supposed to move at $300 per

[@dk420x]

😂😂😂😂That's the dumbest sht

[@joeoregano4251]

You obviously don't wholesale cannabis...... Last year's crops lokok😂😂😂😂

[@joeoregano4251]

​@@larryzeldin7561last year's boot packs.. By Maine OK yall weed basura. CALI IS THE WEI

[@michaeljacobs5059]

Ya I heard that shit I was like wtf? What's an ounce going for now in Michigan $12.50? And then even if the weed was gotten legitimately they can still raid the place. it's illegal on a federal level.

[@Ghostintheshell3551]

This is because the city wants their cut in the money ... So disgusting

[@silentmajority8365]

They want tax but cartels wat power and murder

[@donkey916]

yup they want that 13% for dry flowers

[@MarkJohnson-us4sh]

​@@donkey916sheesh that's why people still trap

[@therichlifehere]

Imagine a government entity asking for their share to allow businesses to operate. Insane😮

[@cortneyeverett6927]

🗣Repent Israelites all praise to the most high YAHAWAH AND HIS SON YAHAWASHI🤴🏽🦁👑🐑🔥🛸. The so called black man, Latino, and Native Americans are the Israelites. Yahawah chosen people. That are scattered in all nations through our fathers. Making them Israelite foreigners/Scattered sheep/The multitude Yahawashi speaking: Matthew 15:24 “But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Deuteronomy 7:6 “For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Isaiah 14:1 “For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. Isaiah 14:2 “And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.” 2 Esdras 6:9 “For Esau is the end of the world, and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth.”

[@ItsAllGood5225]

They were selling illegally we get it, don't have to demonise weed as if a child couldn't find your box of vicodin and go night night forever

[@austinrigney4897]

are basically anything that comes from a pharmacy for that matter

[@nicks420]

Or alcohol like ciders, seltzers, and other sweet mixed drinks

[@asentertainment2051]

Even food... always getting contaminated or food for children some how always ending up with high levels of arsenic in them.

[@JR-pn8iy]

GREAT POINT💯💯💯💯

[@vernoncrumpler]

They use the term child to catch the eye. It sparks emotions for most humans when they hear it and it’s labeled a bad thing. Just like saying Assault rifle, when we don’t own any assault weapons. Damn if I would have kept so much in one spot though. Specially the money. But even when it’s legal in NY, they will face the same problems as Colorado. It will never be legal federally. Go get that med card, you’ll be good to go!

[@lightstar1053]

They could catch the weed dealers but not the fentanyl dealers🤡 Now this forces people to go further into the black market, creating a greater risk of being laced, because the cost and requirements of starting a local business is so high 😅, so only big businesses could compete, regulations help only big companies

[@AC-te9dr]

Lots of fentanyl dealers get caught lol

[@lightstar1053]

@@AC-te9dr if a lot were, we wouldn't be having a crisis

[@juanbait9670]

The only time weed is laced, is when the user sprinkles a little coke in the joint thier about to smoke. Ive never encountered laced weed, my friends never did. Its largely tv myth, or the rare idiot dealer that accidently bought schwag weed, because he isnt smart enough to sample and test the product before buying.

[@lightstar1053]

@@juanbait9670 but the risk is still greater tho You could say it is rare because it hasn't happened to you or anyone you know, but for a planet holding 8,000,000,000 people and a country holding about 360,000,000 people your view is super selfcenter

[@juanbait9670]

@@lightstar1053 those shops sample and test the weed before buying it, they are not going to pay new york prices for some garbage and be stuck with a pound they cant sell, and they dont want to piss off customers either. I doubt you even smoke weed

[@angelowkz4208]

Lol dude said one of those cones could cripple a child 🤣😂🤣😂

[@judevientos4039]

It’s all funny an shih till it happens to your blood and you gotta take son to the ER

[@noahventura3668]

Nah he said the 1000mg gummy would cripple him lol but still funny AF!

[@Burningwoodz]

@@judevientos4039how is a kid going to get this tho ? guess kids can walk in to those places and just buy whatever huh

[@kaydw5828]

@@judevientos4039 he'll be right, sleep ts off 😂

[@andrewmiller7671]

​@@judevientos4039Maybe keep it locked away?! Many things are harmful to kids that are legal for adult use.

[@WHITELIONNYC]

🛑🚨They arrest people working but not people stealing. 🤔🤦🏻‍♂️🚨🛑

[@TrollingWithTheTruth]

Facts......its goofy

[@Tortilla.Reform]

they do both….we don’t need to fear monger and twist facts here. Data shows people are arrested for stealing, despite the baseless emotional claims of the person below me

[@WHITELIONNYC]

@@Tortilla.Reform I live in Midtown. Nobody getting arrested for stealing.

[@Empress3587]

As someone in a security field I was told not to follow or approach any shoplifters simply just move out the way and notify management it's all set up

[@Tortilla.Reform]

@@WHITELIONNYC I also live in midtown, and they are. Just because you personally don’t see something, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist my guy

[@bryantdonald8997]

Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety, smoking, and illicit pills addiction. Imagine carving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not, in a couple of years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.

[@SandorBalazs-bq3ro]

To be honest, mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on the planet and it is natural, they serve in many ways not only for mental related issues.

[@MichaelFerguson-tx8de]

Can you help me with a reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. It is very hard to get a reliable source here in New Zealand. Really need!

[@CianWalsh-vr7pi]

Yes, Sporeville. I had the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction... Mushrooms definitely made a huge difference to why I'm clean today.

[@robertpamela4316]

I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He's 59 & has many mental health issues plus probably CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD knows if it is common for an obsession with violence.

[@MichaelFerguson-tx8de]

Is he on Instagram?

[@ItsMeSadeNYC]

Main idea of the video: NY government made marijuana use "legal" but are still treating it as "illegal".

[@TheDarkOne805]

Marijuana is “legal” state wide but it’s Illegal federally so the feds can still go to ANY shop in ANY state and arrest them

[@dd33e54]

no idiot..... You need proper licenses to have weed shop. Like how you need liquor / alcohol license to sell them. Food licenses to sell food. These weed shop is operating without the proper license and selling fake weed. The police show a lot of their products have FAKE QR code. Selling fake drugs can harm people and society.

[@JoshL1976]

Its all about money and control like always. They do not care . They manufacture their own BS narrative to try and scare folks over nothing.

[@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery]

Someone's catching on to the Federal scams of illegal and legal drugs

[@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery]

Has absolutely NOTHING to do with criminality at this point, the US Gov is making TRILLIONs off the sale and illegal status of drugs in this country. Time to wake up and smell the terpenes

[@williamdaniels4013]

IT'S ONLY ILLEGAL IF UNCLE SAM CAN'T BE IN YOUR POCKETS

[@edzzz5043]

This is just about protecting billionaire investments rather than helping out the people of the boroughs... the police departments don't do anything to stop crime/theft in the city, but jump in when some rich company complaints about their assets being compromised.

[@deejay5102]

Great observation and great point

[@trainluvr]

Yeah so what if some teens smoke chemical soaked weed as their younger siblings get high on edibles.

[@edzzz5043]

@@trainluvr crime and robberies are high compared to some teens smoking laced weed. Attack what's urgent first. That's my point

[@silentmajority8365]

Courts don't prosecute or give long sentences. The burden of lawfulness is on the citizens. By your logic unless police are perfect laws are optional You made pot legal and now see that did not decrease crime. Only increased it, because those needing drugs don't obey other laws

[@silentmajority8365]

@@deejay5102 Idiotic is more like it You loot and burn if police act You vote for those that are soft on crime Equating racism to enforcing of laws and legitimizing drug use caused this not billionaires

[@MXstar189]

any time the government says "it's for your health and safety" you know your getting screwed.

[@DVS57REBEL]

This problem is caused by nys , legal for 3 years yet only 11 legal shops, 210k for a license , u apply and have your money tied up.

[@MrDan1509]

In my town, we had one shop.. owner was a pro-temp mayor for the city. Once he lost re-election the neighboring city finally added a few shops...and he owns them. Its a joke!

[@moviesforrandy]

unreal$210k

[@alijordanx8954]

210k?!

[@robertplant2059]

too many knob losers

[@silentmajority8365]

We told you legal pot only makes users immune to arrest it does not stop the black market No way to trace pot You just gave cartels a foothold in America

[@IzzyRamos]

When he when he said that that one little piece of cone will cripple a kid I started dying laughing

[@DeeDee_Nola]

fr

[@biform13]

But if it came from a legal store then the kid would be okay. Somehow.

[@noahventura3668]

Nah he said the 1000mg gummy would cripple him lol

[@CA2TX2022]

The Sherriff Department must not be implementing a weight restriction for officers. I never seen such obese police officers. How not to get arrested, RUN!

[@avanulaneway8418]

the blicky is in shape

[@mitchcarter442]

NYPD lowers fitness standard by scrapping timed, 1.5-mile run for new recruits - sparking brass squabbles

[@Tortilla.Reform]

Police don’t hold each other accountable, of course they’re going to also be out of shape lol look up “david mascarella” and “cariol horne” And “slushy gate”

[@juanbait9670]

Easy mode, drop donut and walk away.

[@mjmoney4510]

@@avanulaneway8418someone simply fleeing doesn’t exactly justify use of the “blicky” though does it?

[@nickbruno1363]

This makes no sense. They say its spayed with chemicals. But they get thier stuff from a state that grows it legally...... ive heard this for over 20 uears and never ran across some weed thats been spayed with chemicals

[@wsaut]

That top cop said you don't know what you're buying or what chemicals are sprayed on it and in the next segment the other guy said it comes from legal growers from other states. The real truth is it's taxed way to high and that's why there will always be a black market. Maybe NY and NJ could learn from it but i doubt it, we don't exactly have have to brightest politicians running these states nor are they looking out for the residents best interests.

[@silentmajority8365]

Only the weak need pot

[@GorgeGeourge9565]

The issue with black market weed is that it's not tested for pesticides or mold.

[@frankperez4884]

​@@silentmajority8365where did they make this guy at in a lab?

[@frankperez4884]

All of a sudden illegal bud has pesticides and mold when we have been smoking illegal bud like forever - since junior high...😂 we been high...😂

[@kingpaw9572]

@@frankperez4884facts I don’t know where you find these people from, weed just became legal like yesterday where do they think they’ve been getting their weed from all this time 😂

[@Indicablazin145]

All I'm gonna say is I'm not paying 90 dollars for a cart or 48-60 dollars for an 8th when there's a local smoke shop that'll give me an 8th of quality bud for like 25-30 which is much better for my pockets

[@enderthexenocide760]

right! I get real nice bud for 40 a quarter from an "illicit" shop. Luckily I'm north of the city and no one seems to really care so far.

[@cashrules520]

Folks lucky they up north... seeing and hearing folks charge 35-40 for an 8th and it dont be official

[@Jaycartel823]

With all that’s going on in Gotham city right now y’all should be ashamed wasting tax dollars and bodies on this bs

[@onewayticket995]

And who the F@#$% cares about " illegal" weed????? When lawmakers SHOULD BE WORRYING ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS INSTEAD...🤬🤬🤬🤬

[@GNoMe610]

Oh, thank God they are out there saving us from the marinuana! And so glad to see they're using it as a photo opportunity! We wouldn't want any of these cops to actually stop a crime or patrol a neighborhood. That would be just crazy.

[@chazzx1018]

No real crimes in NYC I guess.😅

[@GNoMe610]

@@chazzx1018 I'm actually a lifelong resident of Queens NYC (40+ yrs) and can confidently confirm that these cops (should) have much bigger things to deal with. Case in point, they seem far more concerned with busting these shops selling weed, than they are busting the people who have been robbing these shops at gunpoint.

[@mrwestmuzikmediagroup9412]

10 year olds getting raped and people Getting stabbed on the subway…. But weed and eddies are the main focus smh

[@ps3shakes123]

"Children and safety " are two favorite go-to points for propagandists.

[@Ingchao]

Low hanging fruit. Easy to bust.

[@UpTownSmoke]

The landlords aren’t breaking the law and commercial property is vacant all over the city. Y’all better get out of the way.

[@1982brooklynj]

The problem is no one can no longer get a license to sell marijuana. It's not possible go check . They only want certain people selling marijuana . Favoritism . I've tried myself to apply for a vendors license . It's exclusive to certain people just like the gun laws only certain people can defend themselves . The people in the hood are toast when it come to legal issues . That's why people from bad neighborhoods turn to crime . Not the same opportunities for everyone .

[@Tortilla.Reform]

This is too much nuance for right wing types who fall for divisive rhetoric about the poor and fear mongering from their chosen media sources

[@Empress3587]

Exactly

[@Zerospawnn]

Yea and they make the license super expensive, so most People just starting out cant afford it Its all by design of course

[@VroomTech]

its all the rich people who have friends in high places.

[@joefer5360]

Economic deportation. They don't care if the poor starves out and ends up in prisons, another generation without father figures again all because people are trying to make rent from it rising due to these rich suburban college grad potheads coming in to drive up rent and product costs, smoke weed, and earn salaries to buy houses in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio, New Jersey or somewhere nowheresville USA. All while calling us uncivil because we "don't" get certified and vetted for every little thing. This is demeaning.

[@brownandproud1950]

If you're not prosecuting workers at an illegal sex trafficking spot y are you arresting the workers at an illegal Marijuana shop

[@hangten1904]

Back in the days (1990s), I would have to go to a mission for a dime bag. We've come a long way.

[@chazzx1018]

And you might've went home empty-handed too. Shit was an adventure when I was a teen.

[@billh.1940]

Did you go to the mission on the corner? Or just call a friend? 😅

[@chazzx1018]

@@billh.1940 wasn't that easy in the 90s. Good plugs were hard to come by. Only corner boys in certain neighborhoods.

[@billh.1940]

@@chazzx1018 hi man, it really was that easy to score. I live in NY, and one of my best friends was a connected dealer. Just had all the wrong friends. I stopped using many years ago. Btw my friend caught a 10 year federal bust. So it goes.

[@kirkdogg007]

Stop showing you didn't have a connection been buing since the 80's never a problem and at the same spot and they still sell with all the stores around.

[@OuchMashups]

I stopped buying weed from those places after getting panic attacks which never happened to me when i was buying from the local weed guy

[@felix1185]

Who Cares! Real problem = OUTRAGEOUSLY HIGH RENT!

[@MrKAHutch]

Right! They need those taxes for all the illegal imigrants Eric Adam’s welcomed to NYC.

[@DonaldHendleyBklynvexRecords]

Amen

[@judevientos4039]

They need to turn these shuttered weed shops into affordable rental units

[@roycouser3248]

You said it ....they crying about.taxes...the landlord is paying his taxes...now that vacant store is being paid...in jersey city and Newark. they are just glad someone is renting all the vacancies from the pandemic

[@Bedstuys-Favorite]

Factz👈🏿✅️

[@ryanyates570]

Look at them keeping the money in the hands of the rich. Why give them a license when you can make them a criminal.

[@laprimeradama]

NYC has a million problems that should take priority before this bs. SMH! 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@robertplant2059]

except this is part of the problem, dems making america a ghetto.

[@silentmajority8365]

Black market funds other crimes

[@watupppl3]

@@silentmajority8365majority of the gun violence on the street is caused by teenage gangs that have nothing to do with the weed trade. Homeless people attacking civilians have nothing to do with the weed trade

[@dd33e54]

So you think letting this store operate with lace weed won't harm the society ????

[@joefer5360]

These stores are funding other small businesses that do not sell weed, you racist. Cannabis is apart the basic day to day supply chain now. Stop spreading fake news. @@silentmajority8365

[@aarons2632]

Thats crazy as fuck that they used an entire news team to try to figure this out.

[@RobertoDiaz-nl3kj]

You guys made it legal but you want to cut out the people who love this stuff the criminals by telling them they can't be involved.

[@silentmajority8365]

It should never have been made legal

[@andrewthompson7562]

How much alcohol did you drink this weekend?@@silentmajority8365

[@leroyhanna8670]

Sorry it's not just criminal that use the stuff it's just a different vise than alcohol in the alumni is presidents on down just food for thought

[@weslynmurden8586]

​@@leroyhanna8670it gives u three side effects.. sleepy, hungry or energetic.. I smoke and I'm glad it's legal .. as I light my joint 😂

[@screwgoogle4993]

@@silentmajority8365 The only reason they did was to pacify blacks.

[@modesto1663]

It’s a cold world but you pay them pigs they will drive past your shop

[@leroyhanna8670]

If it's grown legally somewhere else how can it be illegal the real problem is them not able to tax it and they only have themselves to blame for that by not mimicking the established blueprint they are missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes

[@silentmajority8365]

Thats the point its not grown legally DUH Cartels have a foothold because of weak potheads

[@leroyhanna8670]

@@silentmajority8365 you may want to watch the video again it clearly stated the majority is coming from other states I'm quite sure there are pothead with more common sense than you

[@obie224]

politicians dont care about tax revenue, they care about revenue that goes right in their pocket. like bribes. the cops and politicians to look the other way real hard and once in a while they bust a shop or two and invite the press, make a big show of it. it's a joke..

[@CoolHand273]

The mary jane grown in a state where it is legal cannot sell to other states. Oregon has enough weed stockpiled to get the entire nation high but the supply is so big compared to the number of users in the state. It is very tempting to just have Steve or Juan drive a couple of bales to another state in order to get rid of excess inventory.

[@letsRumble814]

Being grown legally and being sold legally are 2 different things. They have to be tested for pesticides and other chemicals before being sold. That's the problem

[@daxomegajr2620]

It should be legal across USA 18 years + only with that said period.

[@tarikviaer-mcclymont5762]

But you let them operate forever with a big ass awning that is right off of the highway FOH.

[@CaviarTee]

Cops really worried about this compared to all the other crimes in NYC😂 smh

[@undertakerfanz628]

I'm enjoying my weed while I'm watching this story

[@panero718]

So these weed shops are selling laced weed ?

[@marcelodesa3474]

Everything in New York City is illegal. Who's kitting who

[@ecamp6360]

Are you kidding me?

[@louiebandz8434]

They sell salty as fuck they just mad cause they’re getting a cut of it lmfao

[@BajatheChickenMan]

Dont hold a monopoly on licensing and you could fix this.

[@TeflonDon007]

Here in Michigan I just spent $180 on a ounce of gelato 33 at a legit dispo I heard New York New Jersey and Illinois had ridiculous weed prices.

[@kenofken9458]

Early on, Illinois was $60 an eigth! I think it's maybe $35 to $40 now. The problem is the taxes though. They're like 25 to 40%. I think Michigan is 10% on weed.

[@dmo848]

Yeah it's 65 an 8th which is nuts. Glad I left that sorry ass place. Florida is half that if not a quarter the price like it should be. But it does have it's moments

[@gameking3738]

Gelato 33 is considered trash in NY, that bs cost less than that here.

[@sac-fq5lv]

It’s 65 an 8th out here in cali too lol shit wild

[@abhiram5290]

bro they literally sell weed unbothered in times square on the street.

[@ktloz2246]

Time to legalize and decriminalize !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@DGNYY27]

These places sell better stuff than the dispos (which can only Legally sell NY grown product) at a lower price. The state can fix this mess

[@henrygonzalez360]

The government says they do this because of the "health concern" regarding sprayed or chemically altered weed which partially true. But in all honesty they're mainly considering that it isn't getting taxed.

[@NYC-High]

Good Alot of them shops weed be trash it be low grade & sprayed up in fancy bags 🤣🤣🤣

[@voidNvain]

The real crime here is how much overtime these stormtroopers clock. Grow your own, no taxes.

[@rickyli5455]

Damn the whole east is gonna get raided

[@TryLayoEuroShitAskYaMother]

Facts 😔

[@yassinmotii1547]

I was in the city for a week nov '22. It was like candyland for stoners. Smoke shops selling Cali edibles punch bars, sometimes they had a jar of bud. Entrepreneurs selling out their car with a whiteboard on the curb. There was a flower truck

[@iamlegend1482]

lets all stop going to those over priced "Legal" dispensaries. some of the spots want 65 plus tax for a 8th lmao

[@yokolee5243]

This is all Richard Nixons fault terrible president worthless human being

[@asentertainment2051]

a pound for 200? In chicago 200 is only half ounce. This has nothing to do with less consumer demand, it's about the pricing. If the tax wasn't almost 50% and the price was lower, there would be more demand. People are hurting for money though.

[@Starburns69]

Dispensary weed has been testing positive for chemicals even fentanyl in some states too

[@chrisventura1881]

Who's the owners of the shops? I don't get how they open up stores so fast.

[@newz2mi]

I wanna know what theyre doing with all that product they seized. Are they going to sell it in the legal nyc weed shops. smh.

[@user-wo7dl6tb2q]

They gonna take for themselves as well as the cash split

[@TwistedOmYoga]

Not to mention all the money

[@avanulaneway8418]

The chief definitely taking that home. His beady eyes jumping with joy

[@Tortilla.Reform]

Considering how often stories come out of police selling what they confiscated back onto the streets for some cash, I wouldn’t be surprised

[@chazzx1018]

And the weed becomes legal.

[@jeremiahbonelli]

What is this dude talking about..??? AINT NOBODY GETTING A POUND OF ZAZA FOR $200. THESE DUDES NEED TO GO WRITE A TRAFFIC TICKET OR ZOME SHUT CAUSE THEY DONT HAVE A CLUE BOUT THIS SHIT RITE HERE

[@TheMpo1986]

Its me. Im the weed man.

[@RajaSwamy-i4f]

It's nonviolent to raid a business that pays rent and utilities. The NYPD would never execute an actual raid against a fentanyl operation because that would be dangerous.

[@joefer5360]

You know whats worse about these weed shop crackdowns? The NYPD getting smeared when it's the NYC Sheriff who is doing this clown show. NYPD isn't involved "Civil Violation Issues". They deal with "Criminal Violation Issues". The NYPD Narcotics Squad is actually keeping hard drugs out better than other cities relative to how BAD it is across America. Still a bunch of fent on the streets, but that rabbit hole goes deeper and becomes really sad.

[@magnificent2023]

They fly to cali themselves and send it over by usps, fedex,ups, etc... or buy it online. Case solved

[@xavierd3298]

Either way they have to have some type of connection with the California wholesalers.

[@SynZ777]

Nearly every brand in Cali is backdooring right now, that's why you see a lot of these west coast brands in these east coast bodegas. It's going to suck when the govt finally catches on.

[@FRED-sr4me]

So the legal marijuana manufacturers are supplying illegal weed shops with illegal marijuana .

[@TwistedOmYoga]

You would think after prohibition, and the failed war on drugs law enforcement would learn to allocate their resources better

[@Tortilla.Reform]

Nope, police will just continue to refuse to investigate each other for crimes and misconduct while they jam a citizen up for jaywalking or honking at them (bodycam of a cop refusing to let a couple go into the emergency room because they honked at him while he was blocking the road with no emergency, nothing more fragile than an officers ego)

[@joecloke3813]

It’s not about law enforcement it’s about the Tax money the city said it would make

[@Tortilla.Reform]

@@joecloke3813 My friend, those two things are linked. Law enforcement gathers that tax money for the city as government officials who act with ticket quotas. There are towns across the country where police act as enforcers of speed traps just for revenue from people passing through, and many officers use civil asset forfeiture to steal people’s money and property without actually charging them for a crime or involving the courts

[@hyphydan]

The Chinese gangs who grow this weed in California and Oklahoma exploit migrants, steal Electricity, and spray nasty chemicals on the plants. Its a huge problem

[@Tj11813]

They gotta justify their budget somehow.

[@salty6pence672]

That Sherriff doesn't know his azz from a hole in the ground.

[@share201lllll]

Don't Tell Me Whats Legal/ Not Legal In Nyc...Especially In This Country...

[@TheColeWerner]

@1:08 yooo wtf is this cop wearing?? I’ve seen cops wear beanies and ball caps but this is something else 😂😂

[@Dawn-zo2ny]

I bet most of it comes from Chinese weed growers in the US who are always buying more land to grow it...Maine is one of the places they grow it apparently...

[@blopjones1665]

Lol no it comes mostly Cali .

[@anthonysanchez1590]

So true Oklahoma especially Chinese growers mainly

[@lakegrown_culture_nick8912]

@@blopjones1665 yeah In Asian warehouse grows

[@hyphydan]

Yup, Chinese and Hmong gangs in California and Oklahoma.

[@novacomputerss4036]

Step hop and a jump away from actual legal weed (In Canada)

[@ErectkyleDysfunction]

That place went from a car dealership to illegal weed store lol

[@Ray186]

Because your local weed man has just what you need without all the taxes. “If people support independently owned small businesses in their community, they can make a difference.”

[@blopjones1665]

Exactly

[@vinylselektaz6475]

What good is that if businesses don't give back to the community?

[@AlyxCoe]

Better quality too

[@joefer5360]

Support your local mom and pop shops. Buy from the Greek diner a cheeseburger deluxe. Buy from the local chopped cheese Indian ock shop spot. Buy fried plantains and salami from the bodega. Buy a slice from the Italian pizzeria. Buy a plate of chicken over rice from the Arabs. Buy a West Indian lunch plate of oxtail and cabbage. Buy some beef and Broccili from the Chinese. Buy from your neighborhood cannabis shop. They are all the same.

[@BuzzedGamez]

Yo look it up, the guy in the weed shop beat up a city tax investigator and is going to jail. They shut it down. Crazy

[@curtflirt2]

My thing is if they weren't properly licensed, why would they have a huge shop like that out in the open and right on the corner at that?!! Did they think that they were legally licensed?

[@dd33e54]

i think they had legal license but the police show a lot of fake products. Fake labels , Fake qr code, and basically the weed is from unknown source. Fake weed can harm a lot of people. Like how the police crack down counterfeit products like fake luxury goods.

[@joefer5360]

Because this is the Land of Opportunity. NOt the land of "Wait on a list and get Lucky-portunity". We like capitalism. You Americans seem to hate capitalism. You prefer ministries that dictate a market down to the number of stores and the price of the goods. That's the counter "C"ism. That is what you are comrade.

[@joefer5360]

No such thing as fake luxury goods. Just fine replicas that are paying homage to the original. If I buy a framed, painted copy of the Mona Lisa - Am I buying a "fake luxury good" according to your primitive way of thinking? @@dd33e54

[@judevientos4039]

@@joefer5360my brother in Christ capitalism is inherently exploitative. The bottom line for pushers is sell your product so customers keep coming back, health and conscience be damned . From technology to processed foods to synthetic weed, dependency is the goal, it’s no different.

[@jeremiahbonelli]

Most Weed is coming straight out the backdoor of West & Midwest Companies who have overstock

[@Liam1694u]

A failed regulatory system pushes people to the back market. And I laughed when the one guy countered the cop's narrative. It's not "bad" weed. It's good weed with a supply chain problem.

[@wread1982]

No amount of that would kill a child 😂😂😂

[@gustavon.1444]

reefer madness

[@lbillie3103]

These people didn't know this would happened when they open weed shops?

[@PainandMotivation]

Why do those weed shops have all that merchandise in the store? They should put that somewhere else.

[@frankperez4884]

Exactly, because they r rookies 😂

[@brockcampbell1302]

Definitely the money

[@chazzx1018]

Better question, why are the cops harassing them? They probably have a huge stash anyway.

[@Thetruetruthfacts]

Because it was legal until their NEW law these people probably had no idea about

[@Gvhnknh]

Got a illegal weed shop that stores all their weed in a storage unit next door . Public Storage on Penfield road Rochester NY. Illegal weed shop is “ HILO SMOKESHOP” on Penfield road in Rochester ny if the cops would like to know

[@notrafficmedia1298]

Ppl keep talking about how this is wrong until your kid buys something from these spots that hurts them

[@ExploringinAmerica]

Stfu ain’t no dispensary selling shit to kids

[@Charles-d4e3b]

It’s everywhere now. Not a police matter. Just breathe it in people. Everybody told you it was goner be sketch

[@user-mj7eb2nv8s]

they get it mailed in from Cali. you can ship 1 pound in a medium flat rate box, get outdoor pound for 400, spray it with terps and isolate, and sell it in NY for $3k

[@Awizdom]

they do not get that shit from cali its the farming bill that produces hemp but it has to be lower that .03% of delta 9 thc which is why ppl mostly have cbd or delta 8 cannabis

[@Bdzynes]

Here in Colorado prices are so low. With commercial grow lic being only 500 it's really not that hard. With a commercial grow lic I don't even need to grow. I simply visit one of the many dispensaries selling a pound for 450 out the door. I can visit every store and get a pound each..per day. There's over 300 shops within 8 miles of my house. Go figure...

[@Bdzynes]

Cali and Oregon don't have anything compared to Colorado. They just approved 1000 new commercial grow lic in one county. They actually renamed a city..to the City of Kush. Anyone can come out f state..buy a oz for 40 dollers otd and do that repeatedly at over 3000 shops..per day.

[@DaddyCrane]

What's The Best Weed Shop You Experienced? How Much Is Moon Rock? Saltiva? ETC

[@freewillie26]

You guys need to worry about real crime

[@HELLCAT7]

In all fairness Jackie's Gardens prices weren't exactly street level either.

[@Angel-Trip-tv]

I love it how one guy says it sprayed with chemicals and another guy says it’s all legal weed coming from another state

[@Jaysee2164]

its both lmao

[@silentmajority8365]

You mean drug dealers don't obey laws?

[@RandA1220]

Don't worry, they will make more laws for that!

[@RobertoDiaz-nl3kj]

They are the real in pioneers of weed deals they started with nickel bags and payed the price of going to jail many times and now that it's finally legal to sell you still cut them out it's a slap in the face only the rich suburban can make money in this country the inner city minority are getting the short end of the stick.

[@frankperez4884]

And that's why outlaws will continue disobeying government laws 😂​@@RandA1220

[@frankperez4884]

Cause they don't give a hoot about no government

[@Tortilla.Reform]

Apparently neither do presidents 😂 the diaper guy said he could have a political rival killed and get away with it as president. He just admitted biden could do the same to him 😂

[@davidharraway7992]

The brandings dont target kids this is how the branding is in legal dispensary . I understand they want to regulate but dont spread propaganda.

[@Daywalker222]

I drove by that spot. I couldn't believe what I saw! It looks like a giant fastfood joint but for weed. It's like a big bullseye for police. I'm surprised it took them this long to get it in there.

[@chazzx1018]

Police are still worried about weed? Hardly think so. Captain didn't get his cut, that's all.

[@stevenwilliams9006]

Is this a cartoon with real police in it, or are they actors from a Broadway play? They deserve an Emmy; it looks so real to me!!!

[@pri0r_t0_a_weekago...fukwi48]

We’ll let’s see…. A HALF gram of thc (in vapor form) from a nyc dispo is 72-100$ for a FULL GRAM in Cali dispos it’s LESS THAN 45-50$…. So until that gets taken care of? Expect to see this NEVER stopping…. #iSUPPORTtheBLACKmarket

[@lunaplayera]

In Florida there was a woman who I was told she brought it by blocks from Oregon, from where she is.

[@endgamevibez]

NYPD …. Biggest gang in New York City

[@oohweeoohwee9222]

Anyone noticed the top brass just happened to be there for the news camera? Just a front.

[@kendishendy4326]

I live in New York and I love to smoke weed One thing I do not like is people on the street harassing me asking me if I want the drugs or whatever they selling I appreciate it going to the store so buy what I want and no one disturbing me when I walk on the street So please mind your business I know you do not smoke thank you mind your business and have a nice life

[@CaptainnWalrus]

Get out of New York lol

[@GF-nm1cl]

Lot of poor farmers in maine living in trailers next to box trucks loaded with 600+ lbs they cant afford to report

[@therealmrstaten1]

They really trying to paint the picture that the colorful bags (ie sour patch kids, skittles, etc are targeted towards kids) bro it's just packaging. Any cannabis user knows that.

[@daxomegajr2620]

We are supplying CALIFORNIA growers like me have to work hard to supply all USA and pay less and get the best quality u can ever find…… link up and stock up kuz units flying like hot pizza….

[@thedopemom7697]

So did this solve the problem by making marijuana legal?

[@pgroove163]

mayor must be getting rich on the kickbacks

[@SHEMAVXN]

This is absolutely 💯 wild to me. When I lived in Bushwick I used to drive by this place all the time. I found it to be suspicious for some strange reason. It might’ve been the outside appearance but I think it used to be a car dealership. Wow 😯

[@HELLCAT7]

This place recently opened like 6 months ago. Jackie's was a car dealership up until last year .

[@lennygrzywa923]

What is he talking about in Michigan Detroit area? There's a store on every corner and it's driving the prices down. It is dirt cheap here

[@Uneldo7]

I'm a former stock trader, I used to work on the floor in the 90's. let me tell you, all of us boys would head to the bronx at 4-5am, grab some crack, smoke it in the cab on the way, and grab some coffee on wallstreet and then hit the floor. we all worked for prominent trading firms so it was encouraged. Gosh, those were some good times, my wife was living in key west florida, so at the end of the day, we would just hire some girls from the bronx to come to our studio appt and run train on her. great times. I LOVE CRACK.

[@tchaikovskymaye6227]

Dumb on

[@Uneldo7]

@@tchaikovskymaye6227 I take it you don't smoke crack? Come down to key west. I have a large 45 acre property and a two bedroom guest house that you are welcome to stay in for as long as you'd like! My wife and I love smoking crack, and the guest house is always stocked with it. Let me know if you are interested!

[@BJ-hw9rw]

They walked in like they were there to make a purchase.