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Governor Kathy Hochul renewed calls for stronger measures on New York State’s cannabis law during a press conference on Wednesday.
Hochul called out major social media platforms, accusing them of promoting illegal marijuana shops in New York. She urged the state legislature to give localities ways to padlock the doors of the industry and shut down violators.
It’s a problem the state and city have struggled to combat.
The governor called on tech giants such as Meta and Google to stop the promotion of illegal cannabis shops on their platforms.
There have been several calls for action from the cannabis industry, as they say this hurts legal operators and takes dollars away from the state.
Licensed cannabis operators joined Hochul during the press conference to rally support for more protections, including Alfredo Angueira, co-founder of Con Bud on 85 Delancey Street.
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