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As illegal pot dispensaries thrive, NYC goes after landlords 
In a renewed push to snuff out New York City’s thriving illegal cannabis market, Mayor Eric Adams and Manhattan’s top prosecutor announced Tuesday that they would go after landlords who allow hundreds of illicit shops to operate.
CRACKING DOWN ON NYC’S ILLEGAL MARIJUANA DISPENSARIES AMID SPIKE IN CRIME 
Hundreds of smoke shops in New York City were put on notice Tuesday they could face eviction for illegal cannabis sales. The first legal dispensaries opened in recent weeks and since then, city officials said there has been a proliferation of illegal, unlicensed shops also selling cannabis products.
Illegal weed shops in NYC to face eviction under new crackdown plan by Adams and Bragg 
Mayor Adams and Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg put illegal cannabis shops on notice Tuesday that they will face eviction if they continue to break the law.
City targets landlords in push to close illegal weed shops 
Landlords who rent to illicit marijuana retailers are facing new legal action from the city, and hundreds of smoke shops suspected of selling cannabis without a license will be threatened with eviction by Manhattan’s top prosecutor, officials said today.
New York Targets Landlords of City’s Unlicensed Weed Stores 
New York City is escalating its crackdown on illegal marijuana stores, seeking to force landlords to evict the unlicensed shops that have proliferated across the city as state-sanctioned weed retailers begin operating.
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg vows to evict illegal pot shops 
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg warned hundreds of illegal pot joints Tuesday that he’s ready to snuff them out with eviction notices.

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