Crackdown on illegal weed shops expands, as Manhattan DA asks landlords to evict violators

Mayor Eric Adams is teaming with Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg to crack down on illegal cannabis shops by using new tactics, such as implementing a little-used provision to get building landlords to evict storeowners who sell marijuana without a license.

The city has also filed four public nuisance complaints against East Village establishments that it alleges are selling marijuana products without a license — including to minors. Adams, Bragg and law enforcement announced the effort at a press conference on the Upper West Side Tuesday.But that’s a big undertaking. Law enforcement officials discussed the nuisance abatement strategy at aon unlicensed cannabis shops last month.

The lawsuits, filed Tuesday by the city, targeted unlicensed cannabis shops located in lower Manhattan, the area where the state’s first two legal dispensaries recently opened their doors.to the owners of buildings housing other smoke shops around Manhattan, urging them to voluntarily commence eviction proceedings.

An employee at Broadway said he frequently served customers who had attempted to buy cannabis from Housing Works, but they complained of long lines or a shortage of offerings.

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