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Eric Adams: “We removed $95 million of illegal cannabis off the streets.”

Featuring: Eric Adams, Democratic | Mayor of New York

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New York City Press Conference on Operation Padlock Anniversary with Mayor Eric Adams and Queens Chamber of Commerce

Published | Video Starts at 04:10

And when you put all of the pieces together, you see a small business service operation, you see our cannabis operation, you see the almost half a million dollars we put into those startup cannabis. You see the We removed $95 million of illegal cannabis off the streets. You see the 1400 illegal cannabis shops that we were able to close down. You see millions of dollars being placed into our economy, our tax base, and you're seeing people being hired. (04:10–04:16)

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