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gold_and_diamond t1_jcyxggo wrote

I'm super confused about all these shops. There are ones near my work in Times Square and in my home in Brooklyn that are completely built-out with signage and lots of products and customers going in and out. But I keep reading there's only one or two legal shops in NYC. So are these stores dropping over $10k/month in rent operating illegally? Why would they invest all that money if they can just get shut down?

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spoil_of_the_cities t1_jcz2009 wrote

The politicians aren't capable of busting up weed stores themselves; they require enforcers. But they've spent years shitting on their enforcers, and unsurprisingly the enforcers are not particularly eager to serve as muscle for this racket.

They've managed a few busts by relying on the Sheriffs but the deputy's union is trying to get out of it.

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socialcommentary2000 t1_jczeeyg wrote

The cops don't want to spend time busting weed shops because it's a headache for them, gets them nothing and causes even more problems on the street for Patrol.

That's why.

Stop spreading garbage agitprop.

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