State to Pull Lotto, Liquor Licenses From Bogus Weed Shops as City Given Padlock Power

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State to Pull Lotto, Liquor Licenses From Bogus Weed Shops as City Given Padlock Power

New York City will have more power to crack down on illegal cannabis shops, the governor announced Friday, in a deal that will also empower the state to revoke liquor, tobacco and lottery licenses from businesses selling illegal weed. The measures would allow the state Office of Cannabis Management and other law enforcement agencies to immediately padlock businesses found to be illegally selling cannabis and posing an “imminent threat” to the he…