I'm Stuck / The Weed Warehouse
Unlicensed upstate New York cannabis chain; court ordered its owner to pay $15.2 million
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According to New York State Office of the Attorney General, May 23, 2024 · Read the source
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- New York, United States
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Summary
'I'm Stuck' and 'The Weed Warehouse' were the names of seven unlicensed cannabis stores in Cayuga, Oswego and Wayne counties in upstate New York, with locations in Lyons, Auburn, Ontario, Williamson, Macedon and Pulaski. According to Attorney General Letitia James, the stores operated without a state license from early 2022, sold cannabis to people under 21 and kept operating after cease-and-desist orders from the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM). The AG's office, the Governor and the OCM shut the stores in July 2023. On May 23, 2024, the AG announced that a court had ordered the owner to pay $15.2 million: about $7.01 million in disgorged profits and $8.2 million in penalties, calculated at $10,000 a day for unlicensed sales and $20,000 a day for sales after the state ordered them to stop.
What the source found
- The AG says the seven stores operated without a state cannabis license from early 2022.
- According to the AG, the stores sold cannabis to people under 21.
- The stores continued operating after OCM cease-and-desist orders, the AG says.
- The court judgment totals $15.2 million, including $7.01 million in disgorgement and $8.2 million in penalties.
Products named
- cannabis (unlicensed retail)
Timeline
AG announces $15.2 million judgment against the owner
Sources
- Regulator
New York State Office of the Attorney General · May 23, 2024
Attorney General James Secures $15.2 Million Judgment Against Unlicensed Cannabis Store Owner in Upstate New York
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Status notes
The stores were closed by the state in July 2023 (exact day not given in the AG release). The source names the owner; this entry omits personal names.
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