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Eric Adams: “We closed 1500 illegal cannabis shops.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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Eric Adams' Town Hall in Rockaway: Addressing Crime, Housing, and Community Concerns

Published | Video Starts at 26:21

I was walking down the block the other day, you know, this brother was on his way to preach a sermon. I looked at him, I said, man, you got a joint? You know, everybody's getting high now. We closed 1500 illegal cannabis shops. 1500 illegal cannabis shops. We closed, you know, millions of dollars. It was unbelievable. It was in some of those cannabis shops. But the commissioner put in place a 1500 person unit. (26:21–26:27)

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