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mowotlarx t1_j54rvkt wrote

One just opened literally across the street from City Hall.

New York fucked this up royally. Either hand out the licenses like candy or good luck shutting down one business every 2-3 blocks in the city through raids.

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rinafiron t1_j55coyy wrote

And the cops confiscated all their tobacco products but left the weed alone. Admittedly, they were selling packs of cigs for $11 instead of $17 or whatever because they bought them out-of-state and resold them in the city. But this whole situation is fubar.

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astoriaplayers t1_j55zv1w wrote

I’ve talked with more than one businessperson who is involved in these shops. Tobacco and mushrooms are the line, the weed just doesn’t matter much to them. It’s the other stuff. Note which shops get a meet and greet. There’s some commonalities.

There are a ton of products on the grey market right now from legal sources across the country, and it’s making it in by the freight load.

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WaterMySucculents t1_j57bh8u wrote

Yea it’s ridiculous. They are charging $75k plus to apply for licenses and then spending $0 cracking down on every smoke shop/“CBD” store selling without a license.

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