Who is supplying NYC's illegal weed shops?

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FOX 5 New York

FOX 5 New York

5 ай бұрын

Unlicensed weed shops are popping up all over New York City. But if these stores aren't licensed to do business, it begs the question, where are they getting their supply from? FOX 5 NY's Arthur Chi'en tagged along with the YNC Sheriff's Office on a bust to get some answers.
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@GorgeGeourge9565
@GorgeGeourge9565 5 ай бұрын
The price of weed in legal dispensaries in NY and NJ is way too high. There will always be a black market for weed.
@jakeyam0223
@jakeyam0223 5 ай бұрын
Tax is to high
@share201lllll
@share201lllll 5 ай бұрын
@GorgeGeourge9565 That's True
@RobertoDiaz-nl3kj
@RobertoDiaz-nl3kj 5 ай бұрын
What I'm trying to say is the pioneers the corner nickel and dimers the got arrested and put there lives at risk are not allowed to be involved only the rich white folks that live in the suburbs and this is why I hate bureaucracy they are all a bunch of hypocritics.
@prod.domino
@prod.domino 5 ай бұрын
yeah 60 70 for an 8th at times when at the illegal place its 30
@silentmajority8365
@silentmajority8365 5 ай бұрын
Because of weak people unable to face reality without pot
@Ghostintheshell3551
@Ghostintheshell3551 5 ай бұрын
This is because the city wants their cut in the money ... So disgusting
@silentmajority8365
@silentmajority8365 5 ай бұрын
They want tax but cartels wat power and murder
@donkey916
@donkey916 5 ай бұрын
yup they want that 13% for dry flowers
@MarkJohnson-us4sh
@MarkJohnson-us4sh 5 ай бұрын
​@@donkey916sheesh that's why people still trap
@therichlifehere
@therichlifehere 5 ай бұрын
Imagine a government entity asking for their share to allow businesses to operate. Insane😮
@cortneyeverett6927
@cortneyeverett6927 4 ай бұрын
🗣Repent Israelites all praise to the most high YAHAWAH AND HIS SON YAHAWASHI🤴🏽🦁👑🐑🔥🛸. The so called black man, Latino, and Native Americans are the Israelites. Yahawah chosen people. That are scattered in all nations through our fathers. Making them Israelite foreigners/Scattered sheep/The multitude Yahawashi speaking: Matthew 15:24 “But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. Deuteronomy 7:6 “For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God: the LORD thy God hath chosen thee to be a special people unto himself, above all people that are upon the face of the earth. Isaiah 14:1 “For the LORD will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose Israel, and set them in their own land: and the strangers shall be joined with them, and they shall cleave to the house of Jacob. Isaiah 14:2 “And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.” 2 Esdras 6:9 “For Esau is the end of the world, and Jacob is the beginning of it that followeth.”
@bryantdonald8997
@bryantdonald8997 4 ай бұрын
Psychedelics saved me from years of uncontrollable depression, anxiety, smoking, and illicit pills addiction. Imagine carving heavy chains for over a decade and then all of a sudden that burden is gone. Believe it or not, in a couple of years they'll be all over for treatment of mental health related issues.
@SandorBalazs-bq3ro
@SandorBalazs-bq3ro 4 ай бұрын
To be honest, mushrooms are one of the most amazing things on the planet and it is natural, they serve in many ways not only for mental related issues.
@MichaelFerguson-tx8de
@MichaelFerguson-tx8de 4 ай бұрын
Can you help me with a reliable source I would really appreciate it. Many people talk about mushrooms and psychedelics but nobody talks about where to get them. It is very hard to get a reliable source here in New Zealand. Really need!
@CianWalsh-vr7pi
@CianWalsh-vr7pi 4 ай бұрын
Yes, Sporeville. I had the same experience with anxiety, depression, PTSD, and addiction... Mushrooms definitely made a huge difference to why I'm clean today.
@robertpamela4316
@robertpamela4316 4 ай бұрын
I wish they were readily available in my place. Microdosing was my next plan of care for my husband. He's 59 & has many mental health issues plus probably CTE & a TBI that left him in a coma 8 days. It's too late now I had to get a TPO as he's 6'6 300+ pound homicidal maniac. He's constantly talking about killing someone. He's violent. Anyone reading this Familiar w/ BPD knows if it is common for an obsession with violence.
@MichaelFerguson-tx8de
@MichaelFerguson-tx8de 4 ай бұрын
Is he on Instagram?
@angelowkz4208
@angelowkz4208 4 ай бұрын
Lol dude said one of those cones could cripple a child 🤣😂🤣😂
@judevientos4039
@judevientos4039 4 ай бұрын
It’s all funny an shih till it happens to your blood and you gotta take son to the ER
@noahventura3668
@noahventura3668 4 ай бұрын
Nah he said the 1000mg gummy would cripple him lol but still funny AF!
@Burningwoodz
@Burningwoodz 2 ай бұрын
@@judevientos4039how is a kid going to get this tho ? guess kids can walk in to those places and just buy whatever huh
@kaydw5828
@kaydw5828 17 күн бұрын
@@judevientos4039 he'll be right, sleep ts off 😂
@lightstar1053
@lightstar1053 5 ай бұрын
They could catch the weed dealers but not the fentanyl dealers🤡 Now this forces people to go further into the black market, creating a greater risk of being laced, because the cost and requirements of starting a local business is so high 😅, so only big businesses could compete, regulations help only big companies
@AC-te9dr
@AC-te9dr 5 ай бұрын
Lots of fentanyl dealers get caught lol
@lightstar1053
@lightstar1053 5 ай бұрын
@@AC-te9dr if a lot were, we wouldn't be having a crisis
@juanbait9670
@juanbait9670 5 ай бұрын
The only time weed is laced, is when the user sprinkles a little coke in the joint thier about to smoke. Ive never encountered laced weed, my friends never did. Its largely tv myth, or the rare idiot dealer that accidently bought schwag weed, because he isnt smart enough to sample and test the product before buying.
@lightstar1053
@lightstar1053 5 ай бұрын
@@juanbait9670 but the risk is still greater tho You could say it is rare because it hasn't happened to you or anyone you know, but for a planet holding 8,000,000,000 people and a country holding about 360,000,000 people your view is super selfcenter
@juanbait9670
@juanbait9670 5 ай бұрын
@@lightstar1053 those shops sample and test the weed before buying it, they are not going to pay new york prices for some garbage and be stuck with a pound they cant sell, and they dont want to piss off customers either. I doubt you even smoke weed
@WHITELIONNYC
@WHITELIONNYC 5 ай бұрын
🛑🚨They arrest people working but not people stealing. 🤔🤦🏻‍♂️🚨🛑
@TrollingWithTheTruth
@TrollingWithTheTruth 5 ай бұрын
Facts......its goofy
@Tortilla.Reform
@Tortilla.Reform 5 ай бұрын
they do both….we don’t need to fear monger and twist facts here. Data shows people are arrested for stealing, despite the baseless emotional claims of the person below me
@WHITELIONNYC
@WHITELIONNYC 5 ай бұрын
@@Tortilla.Reform I live in Midtown. Nobody getting arrested for stealing.
@Empress3587
@Empress3587 5 ай бұрын
As someone in a security field I was told not to follow or approach any shoplifters simply just move out the way and notify management it's all set up
@Tortilla.Reform
@Tortilla.Reform 5 ай бұрын
@@WHITELIONNYC I also live in midtown, and they are. Just because you personally don’t see something, it doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist my guy
@ItsAllGood5225
@ItsAllGood5225 5 ай бұрын
They were selling illegally we get it, don't have to demonise weed as if a child couldn't find your box of vicodin and go night night forever
@austinrigney4897
@austinrigney4897 3 ай бұрын
are basically anything that comes from a pharmacy for that matter
@nicks420
@nicks420 3 ай бұрын
Or alcohol like ciders, seltzers, and other sweet mixed drinks
@asentertainment2051
@asentertainment2051 17 күн бұрын
Even food... always getting contaminated or food for children some how always ending up with high levels of arsenic in them.
@stricnine69
@stricnine69 4 ай бұрын
200$ a pound? This is the biggest load of shit i ever heard
@larryzeldin7561
@larryzeldin7561 19 күн бұрын
Outdoor/greenhouse can be had at $200 per plate if you buying bulk. There are farms in NYS sitting on flower that they were supposed to move at $300 per
@edzzz5043
@edzzz5043 5 ай бұрын
This is just about protecting billionaire investments rather than helping out the people of the boroughs... the police departments don't do anything to stop crime/theft in the city, but jump in when some rich company complaints about their assets being compromised.
@deejay5102
@deejay5102 5 ай бұрын
Great observation and great point
@trainluvr
@trainluvr 5 ай бұрын
Yeah so what if some teens smoke chemical soaked weed as their younger siblings get high on edibles.
@edzzz5043
@edzzz5043 5 ай бұрын
@@trainluvr crime and robberies are high compared to some teens smoking laced weed. Attack what's urgent first. That's my point
@silentmajority8365
@silentmajority8365 5 ай бұрын
Courts don't prosecute or give long sentences. The burden of lawfulness is on the citizens. By your logic unless police are perfect laws are optional You made pot legal and now see that did not decrease crime. Only increased it, because those needing drugs don't obey other laws
@silentmajority8365
@silentmajority8365 5 ай бұрын
@@deejay5102 Idiotic is more like it You loot and burn if police act You vote for those that are soft on crime Equating racism to enforcing of laws and legitimizing drug use caused this not billionaires
@wsaut
@wsaut 5 ай бұрын
That top cop said you don't know what you're buying or what chemicals are sprayed on it and in the next segment the other guy said it comes from legal growers from other states. The real truth is it's taxed way to high and that's why there will always be a black market. Maybe NY and NJ could learn from it but i doubt it, we don't exactly have have to brightest politicians running these states nor are they looking out for the residents best interests.
@silentmajority8365
@silentmajority8365 5 ай бұрын
Only the weak need pot
@GorgeGeourge9565
@GorgeGeourge9565 5 ай бұрын
The issue with black market weed is that it's not tested for pesticides or mold.
@frankperez4884
@frankperez4884 5 ай бұрын
​@@silentmajority8365where did they make this guy at in a lab?
@frankperez4884
@frankperez4884 5 ай бұрын
All of a sudden illegal bud has pesticides and mold when we have been smoking illegal bud like forever - since junior high...😂 we been high...😂
@kingpaw9572
@kingpaw9572 5 ай бұрын
@@frankperez4884facts I don’t know where you find these people from, weed just became legal like yesterday where do they think they’ve been getting their weed from all this time 😂
@IzzyRamos
@IzzyRamos 4 ай бұрын
When he when he said that that one little piece of cone will cripple a kid I started dying laughing
@DeeDee_Nola
@DeeDee_Nola 4 ай бұрын
fr
@biform13
@biform13 4 ай бұрын
But if it came from a legal store then the kid would be okay. Somehow.
@noahventura3668
@noahventura3668 4 ай бұрын
Nah he said the 1000mg gummy would cripple him lol
@MXstar189
@MXstar189 4 ай бұрын
any time the government says "it's for your health and safety" you know your getting screwed.
@DVS57REBEL
@DVS57REBEL 5 ай бұрын
This problem is caused by nys , legal for 3 years yet only 11 legal shops, 210k for a license , u apply and have your money tied up.
@MrDan1509
@MrDan1509 5 ай бұрын
In my town, we had one shop.. owner was a pro-temp mayor for the city. Once he lost re-election the neighboring city finally added a few shops...and he owns them. Its a joke!
@moviesforrandy
@moviesforrandy 5 ай бұрын
unreal$210k
@alijordanx8954
@alijordanx8954 5 ай бұрын
210k?!
@robertplant2059
@robertplant2059 5 ай бұрын
too many knob losers
@silentmajority8365
@silentmajority8365 5 ай бұрын
We told you legal pot only makes users immune to arrest it does not stop the black market No way to trace pot You just gave cartels a foothold in America
@felix1185
@felix1185 5 ай бұрын
Who Cares! Real problem = OUTRAGEOUSLY HIGH RENT!
@MrKAHutch
@MrKAHutch 4 ай бұрын
Right! They need those taxes for all the illegal imigrants Eric Adam’s welcomed to NYC.
@DonaldHendleyBklynvexRecords
@DonaldHendleyBklynvexRecords 4 ай бұрын
Amen
@judevientos4039
@judevientos4039 4 ай бұрын
They need to turn these shuttered weed shops into affordable rental units
@roycouser3248
@roycouser3248 3 ай бұрын
You said it ....they crying about.taxes...the landlord is paying his taxes...now that vacant store is being paid...in jersey city and Newark. they are just glad someone is renting all the vacancies from the pandemic
@Bedstuys-Favorite
@Bedstuys-Favorite 25 күн бұрын
Factz👈🏿✅️
@williamdaniels4013
@williamdaniels4013 4 ай бұрын
IT'S ONLY ILLEGAL IF UNCLE SAM CAN'T BE IN YOUR POCKETS
@OuchMashups
@OuchMashups 4 ай бұрын
I stopped buying weed from those places after getting panic attacks which never happened to me when i was buying from the local weed guy
@CA2TX2022
@CA2TX2022 5 ай бұрын
The Sherriff Department must not be implementing a weight restriction for officers. I never seen such obese police officers. How not to get arrested, RUN!
@avanulaneway8418
@avanulaneway8418 5 ай бұрын
the blicky is in shape
@mitchcarter442
@mitchcarter442 5 ай бұрын
NYPD lowers fitness standard by scrapping timed, 1.5-mile run for new recruits - sparking brass squabbles
@Tortilla.Reform
@Tortilla.Reform 5 ай бұрын
Police don’t hold each other accountable, of course they’re going to also be out of shape lol look up “david mascarella” and “cariol horne” And “slushy gate”
@juanbait9670
@juanbait9670 5 ай бұрын
Easy mode, drop donut and walk away.
@mjmoney4510
@mjmoney4510 5 ай бұрын
@@avanulaneway8418someone simply fleeing doesn’t exactly justify use of the “blicky” though does it?
@ItsMeSadeNYC
@ItsMeSadeNYC 5 ай бұрын
Main idea of the video: NY government made marijuana use "legal" but are still treating it as "illegal".
@TheDarkOne805
@TheDarkOne805 5 ай бұрын
Marijuana is “legal” state wide but it’s Illegal federally so the feds can still go to ANY shop in ANY state and arrest them
@dd33e54
@dd33e54 5 ай бұрын
no idiot..... You need proper licenses to have weed shop. Like how you need liquor / alcohol license to sell them. Food licenses to sell food. These weed shop is operating without the proper license and selling fake weed. The police show a lot of their products have FAKE QR code. Selling fake drugs can harm people and society.
@JoshL1976
@JoshL1976 4 ай бұрын
Its all about money and control like always. They do not care . They manufacture their own BS narrative to try and scare folks over nothing.
@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery
@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery 4 ай бұрын
Someone's catching on to the Federal scams of illegal and legal drugs
@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery
@irishguyjg_2ndchancerecovery 4 ай бұрын
Has absolutely NOTHING to do with criminality at this point, the US Gov is making TRILLIONs off the sale and illegal status of drugs in this country. Time to wake up and smell the terpenes
@NYC-High
@NYC-High 5 ай бұрын
Good Alot of them shops weed be trash it be low grade & sprayed up in fancy bags 🤣🤣🤣
@Binreaper97
@Binreaper97 4 ай бұрын
All I'm gonna say is I'm not paying 90 dollars for a cart or 48-60 dollars for an 8th when there's a local smoke shop that'll give me an 8th of quality bud for like 25-30 which is much better for my pockets
@enderthexenocide760
@enderthexenocide760 4 ай бұрын
right! I get real nice bud for 40 a quarter from an "illicit" shop. Luckily I'm north of the city and no one seems to really care so far.
@cashrules520
@cashrules520 4 ай бұрын
Folks lucky they up north... seeing and hearing folks charge 35-40 for an 8th and it dont be official
@1982brooklynj
@1982brooklynj 5 ай бұрын
The problem is no one can no longer get a license to sell marijuana. It's not possible go check . They only want certain people selling marijuana . Favoritism . I've tried myself to apply for a vendors license . It's exclusive to certain people just like the gun laws only certain people can defend themselves . The people in the hood are toast when it come to legal issues . That's why people from bad neighborhoods turn to crime . Not the same opportunities for everyone .
@Tortilla.Reform
@Tortilla.Reform 5 ай бұрын
This is too much nuance for right wing types who fall for divisive rhetoric about the poor and fear mongering from their chosen media sources
@Empress3587
@Empress3587 5 ай бұрын
Exactly
@Zerospawnn
@Zerospawnn 5 ай бұрын
Yea and they make the license super expensive, so most People just starting out cant afford it Its all by design of course
@VroomTech
@VroomTech 5 ай бұрын
its all the rich people who have friends in high places.
@joefer5360
@joefer5360 5 ай бұрын
Economic deportation. They don't care if the poor starves out and ends up in prisons, another generation without father figures again all because people are trying to make rent from it rising due to these rich suburban college grad potheads coming in to drive up rent and product costs, smoke weed, and earn salaries to buy houses in Texas, Oklahoma, Ohio, New Jersey or somewhere nowheresville USA. All while calling us uncivil because we "don't" get certified and vetted for every little thing. This is demeaning.
@GNoMe610
@GNoMe610 5 ай бұрын
Oh, thank God they are out there saving us from the marinuana! And so glad to see they're using it as a photo opportunity! We wouldn't want any of these cops to actually stop a crime or patrol a neighborhood. That would be just crazy.
@chazzx1018
@chazzx1018 5 ай бұрын
No real crimes in NYC I guess.😅
@GNoMe610
@GNoMe610 5 ай бұрын
@@chazzx1018 I'm actually a lifelong resident of Queens NYC (40+ yrs) and can confidently confirm that these cops (should) have much bigger things to deal with. Case in point, they seem far more concerned with busting these shops selling weed, than they are busting the people who have been robbing these shops at gunpoint.
@mrwestmuzikmediagroup9412
@mrwestmuzikmediagroup9412 5 ай бұрын
10 year olds getting raped and people Getting stabbed on the subway…. But weed and eddies are the main focus smh
@ps3shakes123
@ps3shakes123 4 ай бұрын
"Children and safety " are two favorite go-to points for propagandists.
@Ingchao
@Ingchao 2 ай бұрын
Low hanging fruit. Easy to bust.
@abhiram5290
@abhiram5290 5 ай бұрын
bro they literally sell weed unbothered in times square on the street.
@UpTownSmoke
@UpTownSmoke 4 ай бұрын
The landlords aren’t breaking the law and commercial property is vacant all over the city. Y’all better get out of the way.
@hangten1904
@hangten1904 5 ай бұрын
Back in the days (1990s), I would have to go to a mission for a dime bag. We've come a long way.
@chazzx1018
@chazzx1018 5 ай бұрын
And you might've went home empty-handed too. Shit was an adventure when I was a teen.
@billh.1940
@billh.1940 5 ай бұрын
Did you go to the mission on the corner? Or just call a friend? 😅
@chazzx1018
@chazzx1018 5 ай бұрын
@@billh.1940 wasn't that easy in the 90s. Good plugs were hard to come by. Only corner boys in certain neighborhoods.
@billh.1940
@billh.1940 5 ай бұрын
@@chazzx1018 hi man, it really was that easy to score. I live in NY, and one of my best friends was a connected dealer. Just had all the wrong friends. I stopped using many years ago. Btw my friend caught a 10 year federal bust. So it goes.
@kirkdogg007
@kirkdogg007 5 ай бұрын
Stop showing you didn't have a connection been buing since the 80's never a problem and at the same spot and they still sell with all the stores around.
@Jaycartel823
@Jaycartel823 5 ай бұрын
With all that’s going on in Gotham city right now y’all should be ashamed wasting tax dollars and bodies on this bs
@BigCheese007
@BigCheese007 4 ай бұрын
Here in Michigan I just spent $180 on a ounce of gelato 33 at a legit dispo I heard New York New Jersey and Illinois had ridiculous weed prices.
@kenofken9458
@kenofken9458 4 ай бұрын
Early on, Illinois was $60 an eigth! I think it's maybe $35 to $40 now. The problem is the taxes though. They're like 25 to 40%. I think Michigan is 10% on weed.
@dmo848
@dmo848 4 ай бұрын
Yeah it's 65 an 8th which is nuts. Glad I left that sorry ass place. Florida is half that if not a quarter the price like it should be. But it does have it's moments
@gameking3738
@gameking3738 4 ай бұрын
Gelato 33 is considered trash in NY, that bs cost less than that here.
@sac-fq5lv
@sac-fq5lv 3 ай бұрын
It’s 65 an 8th out here in cali too lol shit wild
@curtflirt2
@curtflirt2 5 ай бұрын
My thing is if they weren't properly licensed, why would they have a huge shop like that out in the open and right on the corner at that?!! Did they think that they were legally licensed?
@dd33e54
@dd33e54 5 ай бұрын
i think they had legal license but the police show a lot of fake products. Fake labels , Fake qr code, and basically the weed is from unknown source. Fake weed can harm a lot of people. Like how the police crack down counterfeit products like fake luxury goods.
@joefer5360
@joefer5360 5 ай бұрын
Because this is the Land of Opportunity. NOt the land of "Wait on a list and get Lucky-portunity". We like capitalism. You Americans seem to hate capitalism. You prefer ministries that dictate a market down to the number of stores and the price of the goods. That's the counter "C"ism. That is what you are comrade.
@joefer5360
@joefer5360 5 ай бұрын
No such thing as fake luxury goods. Just fine replicas that are paying homage to the original. If I buy a framed, painted copy of the Mona Lisa - Am I buying a "fake luxury good" according to your primitive way of thinking? @@dd33e54
@judevientos4039
@judevientos4039 4 ай бұрын
@@joefer5360my brother in Christ capitalism is inherently exploitative. The bottom line for pushers is sell your product so customers keep coming back, health and conscience be damned . From technology to processed foods to synthetic weed, dependency is the goal, it’s no different.
@leroyhanna8670
@leroyhanna8670 5 ай бұрын
If it's grown legally somewhere else how can it be illegal the real problem is them not able to tax it and they only have themselves to blame for that by not mimicking the established blueprint they are missing out on hundreds of millions of dollars in taxes
@silentmajority8365
@silentmajority8365 5 ай бұрын
Thats the point its not grown legally DUH Cartels have a foothold because of weak potheads
@leroyhanna8670
@leroyhanna8670 5 ай бұрын
@@silentmajority8365 you may want to watch the video again it clearly stated the majority is coming from other states I'm quite sure there are pothead with more common sense than you
@obie224
@obie224 5 ай бұрын
politicians dont care about tax revenue, they care about revenue that goes right in their pocket. like bribes. the cops and politicians to look the other way real hard and once in a while they bust a shop or two and invite the press, make a big show of it. it's a joke..
@CoolHand273
@CoolHand273 5 ай бұрын
The mary jane grown in a state where it is legal cannot sell to other states. Oregon has enough weed stockpiled to get the entire nation high but the supply is so big compared to the number of users in the state. It is very tempting to just have Steve or Juan drive a couple of bales to another state in order to get rid of excess inventory.
@letsRumble814
@letsRumble814 5 ай бұрын
Being grown legally and being sold legally are 2 different things. They have to be tested for pesticides and other chemicals before being sold. That's the problem
@tarikviaer-mcclymont5762
@tarikviaer-mcclymont5762 5 ай бұрын
But you let them operate forever with a big ass awning that is right off of the highway FOH.
@therealmrstaten1
@therealmrstaten1 5 ай бұрын
They really trying to paint the picture that the colorful bags (ie sour patch kids, skittles, etc are targeted towards kids) bro it's just packaging. Any cannabis user knows that.
@yassinmotii1547
@yassinmotii1547 4 ай бұрын
I was in the city for a week nov '22. It was like candyland for stoners. Smoke shops selling Cali edibles punch bars, sometimes they had a jar of bud. Entrepreneurs selling out their car with a whiteboard on the curb. There was a flower truck
@RobertoDiaz-nl3kj
@RobertoDiaz-nl3kj 5 ай бұрын
You guys made it legal but you want to cut out the people who love this stuff the criminals by telling them they can't be involved.
@silentmajority8365
@silentmajority8365 5 ай бұрын
It should never have been made legal
@andrewthompson7562
@andrewthompson7562 5 ай бұрын
How much alcohol did you drink this weekend?@@silentmajority8365
@leroyhanna8670
@leroyhanna8670 5 ай бұрын
Sorry it's not just criminal that use the stuff it's just a different vise than alcohol in the alumni is presidents on down just food for thought
@weslynmurden8586
@weslynmurden8586 5 ай бұрын
​@@leroyhanna8670it gives u three side effects.. sleepy, hungry or energetic.. I smoke and I'm glad it's legal .. as I light my joint 😂
@screwgoogle4993
@screwgoogle4993 5 ай бұрын
@@silentmajority8365 The only reason they did was to pacify blacks.
@laprimeradama
@laprimeradama 5 ай бұрын
NYC has a million problems that should take priority before this bs. SMH! 🤦🏻‍♀️
@robertplant2059
@robertplant2059 5 ай бұрын
except this is part of the problem, dems making america a ghetto.
@silentmajority8365
@silentmajority8365 5 ай бұрын
Black market funds other crimes
@watupppl3
@watupppl3 5 ай бұрын
@@silentmajority8365majority of the gun violence on the street is caused by teenage gangs that have nothing to do with the weed trade. Homeless people attacking civilians have nothing to do with the weed trade
@dd33e54
@dd33e54 5 ай бұрын
So you think letting this store operate with lace weed won't harm the society ????
@joefer5360
@joefer5360 5 ай бұрын
These stores are funding other small businesses that do not sell weed, you racist. Cannabis is apart the basic day to day supply chain now. Stop spreading fake news. @@silentmajority8365
@nikolakarovic6509
@nikolakarovic6509 4 ай бұрын
who evers kid ate 1000mg of gummies is gunna be fucking high as a kite all day
@henrygonzalez360
@henrygonzalez360 4 күн бұрын
The government says they do this because of the "health concern" regarding sprayed or chemically altered weed which partially true. But in all honesty they're mainly considering that it isn't getting taxed.
@undertakerfanz628
@undertakerfanz628 5 ай бұрын
I'm enjoying my weed while I'm watching this story
@marcelodesa3474
@marcelodesa3474 5 ай бұрын
Everything in New York City is illegal. Who's kitting who
@ecamp6360
@ecamp6360 5 ай бұрын
Are you kidding me?
@salty6pence672
@salty6pence672 4 ай бұрын
That Sherriff doesn't know his azz from a hole in the ground.
@BJ-hw9rw
@BJ-hw9rw 4 ай бұрын
This is what happens when you limit who can sell it. It’s extremely expensive to get into the business but if you have money. You can get all the licenses and sell it for as much as you want
@xavierd3298
@xavierd3298 4 ай бұрын
That's not true only certain people who meet criteria can sell it. Even if you have the money for licensing that doesn't mean they will approve you to sell.
@DGNYY27
@DGNYY27 5 ай бұрын
These places sell better stuff than the dispos (which can only Legally sell NY grown product) at a lower price. The state can fix this mess
@BajatheChickenMan
@BajatheChickenMan 5 ай бұрын
Dont hold a monopoly on licensing and you could fix this.
@BuzzedGamez
@BuzzedGamez 25 күн бұрын
Yo look it up, the guy in the weed shop beat up a city tax investigator and is going to jail. They shut it down. Crazy
@glyndonsprofessionaldetail7429
@glyndonsprofessionaldetail7429 3 ай бұрын
shamelessly targets kids .. "backpack boys" LMAO
@iamlegend1482
@iamlegend1482 5 ай бұрын
lets all stop going to those over priced "Legal" dispensaries. some of the spots want 65 plus tax for a 8th lmao
@yokolee5243
@yokolee5243 4 ай бұрын
This is all Richard Nixons fault terrible president worthless human being
@rickyli5455
@rickyli5455 5 ай бұрын
Damn the whole east is gonna get raided
@TryLayoEuroShitAskYaMother
@TryLayoEuroShitAskYaMother 5 ай бұрын
Facts 😔
@TheColeWerner
@TheColeWerner 4 ай бұрын
@1:08 yooo wtf is this cop wearing?? I’ve seen cops wear beanies and ball caps but this is something else 😂😂
@onewayticket995
@onewayticket995 13 күн бұрын
And who the F@#$% cares about " illegal" weed????? When lawmakers SHOULD BE WORRYING ABOUT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS INSTEAD...🤬🤬🤬🤬
@libraluhv306
@libraluhv306 5 ай бұрын
I wanna know what theyre doing with all that product they seized. Are they going to sell it in the legal nyc weed shops. smh.
@user-wo7dl6tb2q
@user-wo7dl6tb2q 5 ай бұрын
They gonna take for themselves as well as the cash split
@TwistedOmYoga
@TwistedOmYoga 5 ай бұрын
Not to mention all the money
@avanulaneway8418
@avanulaneway8418 5 ай бұрын
The chief definitely taking that home. His beady eyes jumping with joy
@Tortilla.Reform
@Tortilla.Reform 5 ай бұрын
Considering how often stories come out of police selling what they confiscated back onto the streets for some cash, I wouldn’t be surprised
@chazzx1018
@chazzx1018 5 ай бұрын
And the weed becomes legal.
@TheMpo1986
@TheMpo1986 5 ай бұрын
Its me. Im the weed man.
@daxomegajr2620
@daxomegajr2620 13 күн бұрын
It should be legal across USA 18 years + only with that said period.
@aarons2632
@aarons2632 3 ай бұрын
Thats crazy as fuck that they used an entire news team to try to figure this out.
@Starburns69
@Starburns69 5 ай бұрын
Dispensary weed has been testing positive for chemicals even fentanyl in some states too
@silentmajority8365
@silentmajority8365 5 ай бұрын
You mean drug dealers don't obey laws?
@randallanno2327
@randallanno2327 5 ай бұрын
Don't worry, they will make more laws for that!
@RobertoDiaz-nl3kj
@RobertoDiaz-nl3kj 5 ай бұрын
They are the real in pioneers of weed deals they started with nickel bags and payed the price of going to jail many times and now that it's finally legal to sell you still cut them out it's a slap in the face only the rich suburban can make money in this country the inner city minority are getting the short end of the stick.
@frankperez4884
@frankperez4884 5 ай бұрын
And that's why outlaws will continue disobeying government laws 😂​@@randallanno2327
@frankperez4884
@frankperez4884 5 ай бұрын
Cause they don't give a hoot about no government
@Tortilla.Reform
@Tortilla.Reform 5 ай бұрын
Apparently neither do presidents 😂 the diaper guy said he could have a political rival killed and get away with it as president. He just admitted biden could do the same to him 😂
@CaviarTee
@CaviarTee 4 ай бұрын
Cops really worried about this compared to all the other crimes in NYC😂 smh
@ErectkyleDysfunction
@ErectkyleDysfunction 4 ай бұрын
That place went from a car dealership to illegal weed store lol
@PainandMotivation
@PainandMotivation 5 ай бұрын
Why do those weed shops have all that merchandise in the store? They should put that somewhere else.
@frankperez4884
@frankperez4884 5 ай бұрын
Exactly, because they r rookies 😂
@brockcampbell1302
@brockcampbell1302 5 ай бұрын
Definitely the money
@chazzx1018
@chazzx1018 5 ай бұрын
Better question, why are the cops harassing them? They probably have a huge stash anyway.
@Thetruetruthfacts
@Thetruetruthfacts 5 ай бұрын
Because it was legal until their NEW law these people probably had no idea about
@Gvhnknh
@Gvhnknh 4 ай бұрын
Got a illegal weed shop that stores all their weed in a storage unit next door . Public Storage on Penfield road Rochester NY. Illegal weed shop is “ HILO SMOKESHOP” on Penfield road in Rochester ny if the cops would like to know
@Daywalker222
@Daywalker222 5 ай бұрын
I drove by that spot. I couldn't believe what I saw! It looks like a giant fastfood joint but for weed. It's like a big bullseye for police. I'm surprised it took them this long to get it in there.
@chazzx1018
@chazzx1018 5 ай бұрын
Police are still worried about weed? Hardly think so. Captain didn't get his cut, that's all.
@wread1982
@wread1982 3 ай бұрын
No amount of that would kill a child 😂😂😂
@FRED-sr4me
@FRED-sr4me 3 күн бұрын
So the legal marijuana manufacturers are supplying illegal weed shops with illegal marijuana .
@Dawn-zo2ny
@Dawn-zo2ny 5 ай бұрын
I bet most of it comes from Chinese weed growers in the US who are always buying more land to grow it...Maine is one of the places they grow it apparently...
@blopjones1665
@blopjones1665 5 ай бұрын
Lol no it comes mostly Cali .
@anthonysanchez1590
@anthonysanchez1590 5 ай бұрын
So true Oklahoma especially Chinese growers mainly
@lakegrown_culture_nick8912
@lakegrown_culture_nick8912 5 ай бұрын
@@blopjones1665 yeah In Asian warehouse grows
@hyphydan
@hyphydan 4 ай бұрын
Yup, Chinese and Hmong gangs in California and Oklahoma.
@novacomputerss4036
@novacomputerss4036 4 ай бұрын
Step hop and a jump away from actual legal weed (In Canada)
@TwistedOmYoga
@TwistedOmYoga 5 ай бұрын
You would think after prohibition, and the failed war on drugs law enforcement would learn to allocate their resources better
@Tortilla.Reform
@Tortilla.Reform 5 ай бұрын
Nope, police will just continue to refuse to investigate each other for crimes and misconduct while they jam a citizen up for jaywalking or honking at them (bodycam of a cop refusing to let a couple go into the emergency room because they honked at him while he was blocking the road with no emergency, nothing more fragile than an officers ego)
@joecloke3813
@joecloke3813 5 ай бұрын
It’s not about law enforcement it’s about the Tax money the city said it would make
@Tortilla.Reform
@Tortilla.Reform 5 ай бұрын
@@joecloke3813 My friend, those two things are linked. Law enforcement gathers that tax money for the city as government officials who act with ticket quotas. There are towns across the country where police act as enforcers of speed traps just for revenue from people passing through, and many officers use civil asset forfeiture to steal people’s money and property without actually charging them for a crime or involving the courts
@hyphydan
@hyphydan 4 ай бұрын
The Chinese gangs who grow this weed in California and Oklahoma exploit migrants, steal Electricity, and spray nasty chemicals on the plants. Its a huge problem
@Tj11813
@Tj11813 4 ай бұрын
They gotta justify their budget somehow.
@tcolbert1962
@tcolbert1962 5 ай бұрын
every neighborhood, i think you mean every block🤣
@asentertainment2051
@asentertainment2051 17 күн бұрын
a pound for 200? In chicago 200 is only half ounce. This has nothing to do with less consumer demand, it's about the pricing. If the tax wasn't almost 50% and the price was lower, there would be more demand. People are hurting for money though.
@darnelllewis5984
@darnelllewis5984 5 ай бұрын
Lets hope they finally go after the Asian massage parlors and prostitution rings in Jackson Heights Queens! You have little kids walking by there too!😢
@sexoffendertrump
@sexoffendertrump 5 ай бұрын
Your kid watches porn on cellphones. Try being here legally before opening your mouth.
@YouAreStillNotablaze
@YouAreStillNotablaze 5 ай бұрын
Why would you take your kids into one of those massage parlors?
@darnelllewis5984
@darnelllewis5984 5 ай бұрын
@@YouAreStillNotablaze No Einstein, I meant it's located on a busy street, where parents and there kids walk by seeing all that mess. The prostitutes are literally outside the massage parlors, trying to lure customers inside it. Just look up prostitute massage parlors in Jackson Heights Queens NY.
@Bdzynes
@Bdzynes 5 ай бұрын
Here in Colorado prices are so low. With commercial grow lic being only 500 it's really not that hard. With a commercial grow lic I don't even need to grow. I simply visit one of the many dispensaries selling a pound for 450 out the door. I can visit every store and get a pound each..per day. There's over 300 shops within 8 miles of my house. Go figure...
@Bdzynes
@Bdzynes 5 ай бұрын
Cali and Oregon don't have anything compared to Colorado. They just approved 1000 new commercial grow lic in one county. They actually renamed a city..to the City of Kush. Anyone can come out f state..buy a oz for 40 dollers otd and do that repeatedly at over 3000 shops..per day.
@DaddyCrane
@DaddyCrane 3 ай бұрын
What's The Best Weed Shop You Experienced? How Much Is Moon Rock? Saltiva? ETC
@voidNvain
@voidNvain 4 ай бұрын
The real crime here is how much overtime these stormtroopers clock. Grow your own, no taxes.
@jeremiahbonelli
@jeremiahbonelli 4 ай бұрын
Most Weed is coming straight out the backdoor of West & Midwest Companies who have overstock
@share201lllll
@share201lllll 5 ай бұрын
Don't Tell Me Whats Legal/ Not Legal In Nyc...Especially In This Country...
@HELLCAT7
@HELLCAT7 5 ай бұрын
In all fairness Jackie's Gardens prices weren't exactly street level either.
@notrafficmedia1298
@notrafficmedia1298 4 ай бұрын
Ppl keep talking about how this is wrong until your kid buys something from these spots that hurts them
@ExploringinAmerica
@ExploringinAmerica 2 ай бұрын
Stfu ain’t no dispensary selling shit to kids
@MarijuanaCanada
@MarijuanaCanada 4 ай бұрын
This reminds me of a news story I would have seen 15 years ago
@jaleelmake9676
@jaleelmake9676 5 ай бұрын
Leave the landlords alone rent is already high enough
@magnificent2023
@magnificent2023 5 ай бұрын
They fly to cali themselves and send it over by usps, fedex,ups, etc... or buy it online. Case solved
@xavierd3298
@xavierd3298 4 ай бұрын
Either way they have to have some type of connection with the California wholesalers.
@SynZ777
@SynZ777 4 ай бұрын
Nearly every brand in Cali is backdooring right now, that's why you see a lot of these west coast brands in these east coast bodegas. It's going to suck when the govt finally catches on.
@jeremiahbonelli
@jeremiahbonelli 4 ай бұрын
What is this dude talking about..??? AINT NOBODY GETTING A POUND OF ZAZA FOR $200. THESE DUDES NEED TO GO WRITE A TRAFFIC TICKET OR ZOME SHUT CAUSE THEY DONT HAVE A CLUE BOUT THIS SHIT RITE HERE
@gustavon.1444
@gustavon.1444 5 ай бұрын
reefer madness
@Liam1694u
@Liam1694u 5 ай бұрын
A failed regulatory system pushes people to the back market. And I laughed when the one guy countered the cop's narrative. It's not "bad" weed. It's good weed with a supply chain problem.
@1takemedia238
@1takemedia238 5 ай бұрын
Unbelievable it's going to be a field day in the Evidence room 😂
@user-xb5eb6pg6z
@user-xb5eb6pg6z 5 ай бұрын
It's nonviolent to raid a business that pays rent and utilities. The NYPD would never execute an actual raid against a fentanyl operation because that would be dangerous.
@joefer5360
@joefer5360 5 ай бұрын
You know whats worse about these weed shop crackdowns? The NYPD getting smeared when it's the NYC Sheriff who is doing this clown show. NYPD isn't involved "Civil Violation Issues". They deal with "Criminal Violation Issues". The NYPD Narcotics Squad is actually keeping hard drugs out better than other cities relative to how BAD it is across America. Still a bunch of fent on the streets, but that rabbit hole goes deeper and becomes really sad.
@Ray186
@Ray186 5 ай бұрын
Because your local weed man has just what you need without all the taxes. “If people support independently owned small businesses in their community, they can make a difference.”
@blopjones1665
@blopjones1665 5 ай бұрын
Exactly
@vinylselektaz6475
@vinylselektaz6475 5 ай бұрын
What good is that if businesses don't give back to the community?
@alyxcoe2608
@alyxcoe2608 5 ай бұрын
Better quality too
@joefer5360
@joefer5360 5 ай бұрын
Support your local mom and pop shops. Buy from the Greek diner a cheeseburger deluxe. Buy from the local chopped cheese Indian ock shop spot. Buy fried plantains and salami from the bodega. Buy a slice from the Italian pizzeria. Buy a plate of chicken over rice from the Arabs. Buy a West Indian lunch plate of oxtail and cabbage. Buy some beef and Broccili from the Chinese. Buy from your neighborhood cannabis shop. They are all the same.
@user-ts7ns7bt2v
@user-ts7ns7bt2v 5 ай бұрын
It’s everywhere now. Not a police matter. Just breathe it in people. Everybody told you it was goner be sketch
@BJ-hw9rw
@BJ-hw9rw 4 ай бұрын
They walked in like they were there to make a purchase.
@daxomegajr2620
@daxomegajr2620 13 күн бұрын
We are supplying CALIFORNIA growers like me have to work hard to supply all USA and pay less and get the best quality u can ever find…… link up and stock up kuz units flying like hot pizza….
@joedynokiano3333
@joedynokiano3333 5 ай бұрын
Bruh , they targeting people making money 😂 Cowards . Leave the weed man alone.
@pri0r_t0_a_weekago...fukwi48
@pri0r_t0_a_weekago...fukwi48 5 ай бұрын
We’ll let’s see…. A HALF gram of thc (in vapor form) from a nyc dispo is 72-100$ for a FULL GRAM in Cali dispos it’s LESS THAN 45-50$…. So until that gets taken care of? Expect to see this NEVER stopping…. #iSUPPORTtheBLACKmarket
@Angel-Trip-tv
@Angel-Trip-tv 4 ай бұрын
I love it how one guy says it sprayed with chemicals and another guy says it’s all legal weed coming from another state
@Jaysee2164
@Jaysee2164 4 ай бұрын
its both lmao
@chrisventura1881
@chrisventura1881 5 ай бұрын
Who's the owners of the shops? I don't get how they open up stores so fast.
@endgamevibez
@endgamevibez 5 ай бұрын
NYPD …. Biggest gang in New York City
@kendishendy4326
@kendishendy4326 5 ай бұрын
I live in New York and I love to smoke weed One thing I do not like is people on the street harassing me asking me if I want the drugs or whatever they selling I appreciate it going to the store so buy what I want and no one disturbing me when I walk on the street So please mind your business I know you do not smoke thank you mind your business and have a nice life
@CaptainnWalrus
@CaptainnWalrus 22 күн бұрын
Get out of New York lol
@nickbruno1363
@nickbruno1363 3 ай бұрын
This makes no sense. They say its spayed with chemicals. But they get thier stuff from a state that grows it legally...... ive heard this for over 20 uears and never ran across some weed thats been spayed with chemicals
@ryanyates570
@ryanyates570 4 ай бұрын
Look at them keeping the money in the hands of the rich. Why give them a license when you can make them a criminal.
@SHEMAVXN
@SHEMAVXN 5 ай бұрын
This is absolutely 💯 wild to me. When I lived in Bushwick I used to drive by this place all the time. I found it to be suspicious for some strange reason. It might’ve been the outside appearance but I think it used to be a car dealership. Wow 😯
@HELLCAT7
@HELLCAT7 5 ай бұрын
This place recently opened like 6 months ago. Jackie's was a car dealership up until last year .
@Chisel_Chest
@Chisel_Chest 5 ай бұрын
Legalize it! It's pretty easy to grow your own.
@stevenwilliams9006
@stevenwilliams9006 4 ай бұрын
Is this a cartoon with real police in it, or are they actors from a Broadway play? They deserve an Emmy; it looks so real to me!!!
@yatusabe4691
@yatusabe4691 5 ай бұрын
That's why I keep buying from my supplier in the street. Because they smoke shops in New York. Those got the fake sintetic weed Then they wanna sell it to you for 40 dollars the 8if lol i pay 20 or $25 a 8if no more than that.
@HerbnEatz
@HerbnEatz 4 ай бұрын
The smoke shops a just trap shops run by local dealers , $25 8th ?trust me your smoking the same shit
@user-bf8um5oj9q
@user-bf8um5oj9q 5 ай бұрын
They come from Cali. With all the tax and regulations, farmers send their excess product to other states. It's crazy how openly they advertised their business. I've gone into store to get a soda and they have a menu on the counter. The law been dumb down so much people openly take chances. What used to be a felony is just a fine
@user-mj7eb2nv8s
@user-mj7eb2nv8s 4 ай бұрын
they get it mailed in from Cali. you can ship 1 pound in a medium flat rate box, get outdoor pound for 400, spray it with terps and isolate, and sell it in NY for $3k
@Awizdom
@Awizdom Ай бұрын
they do not get that shit from cali its the farming bill that produces hemp but it has to be lower that .03% of delta 9 thc which is why ppl mostly have cbd or delta 8 cannabis
@brandonthompson7145
@brandonthompson7145 4 ай бұрын
The loser officer in the suit had me dying with laughter. This was his biggest moment in life FACTS lol 😂😂😂😂😂
@oohweeoohwee9222
@oohweeoohwee9222 4 ай бұрын
Anyone noticed the top brass just happened to be there for the news camera? Just a front.
@thedopemom7697
@thedopemom7697 5 ай бұрын
So did this solve the problem by making marijuana legal?
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