New York mayor Eric Adams leads crackdown on illegal marijuana

The Mayor of New York has seriously taken up the fight against drugs. Officers seized and burned around 4,000 kilograms of illegal marijuana, and according to authorities, this is just the beginning.

Marijuana smokers are probably experiencing unimaginable agony, thinking about the amount of weed that went up in smoke in New York. Mayor Eric Adams personally oversaw the destruction of illegal loads sold in stores that did not have authorization to distribute so-called grass.

It should be emphasized that in many places marijuana can be purchased completely legally. Smoking is allowed, among other places, in the Netherlands, and recently cannabis was also legalized in Germany. In New York, the possession of marijuana has been permitted since 2021. Adults can have up to about 90 grams of flowers or cannabis buds or a maximum of 24 grams of concentrated marijuana, such as oils, on their person.

Since in other countries one can buy cannabis without the stress of the police making them turn their pockets inside out, where should you do it? In licensed stores that have permission to sell drugs. Those who thought otherwise painfully learned that it’s better not to dabble in the distribution of marijuana without a license, like intermediaries from New York.

Eric Adams decided to play an active role in removing the contraband. He personally operated a crane to destroy the seized marijuana. As a result of the intervention in New York, 1,000 illegal stores were closed. However, this is just a drop in the ocean—there are still about 4,000 unauthorized points where cannabis can be bought. Adams emphasized that state-unregulated marijuana is dangerous for various reasons, starting from the unknown origin and composition of the raw material to the risk of it ending up in the hands of minors.

The seized and destroyed marijuana was worth $63 million. Authorities informed that by-products from burning the grass would be used as an energy source for the surrounding community.

Source: nyc.gov