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Eric Adams: “I had to close down 1,500 cannabis shops because of the…”

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Talks Crime, NYC Election | Bloomberg Talks

Published | Video Starts at 02:29

Do you think that could happen? Andrew would say anything to anyone to get elected. He created this. He passed the cannabis laws. I had to close down 1,500 cannabis shops because of the failed law [Andrew Cuomo] passed. He did the bail reform. That's the revolving door criminal justice system that we're looking at. He closed psychiatric beds. (02:29)

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