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Search warrant executed at a Seneca Falls store over suspected unlicensed cannabis sales

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According to New York State Office of Cannabis Management, Aug 15, 2025 · Read the source

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Summary

Rick's VIP in Seneca Falls, New York was one of four businesses where the Office of Cannabis Management, the Seneca Falls and Waterloo village police departments and the Seneca County Sheriff's Office executed search warrants on August 14, 2025, according to an OCM release of August 15, 2025.

The release says the warrants targeted businesses suspected of illegally selling cannabis without a New York license and followed complaints from local residents. Across the four locations, officers seized 20.20 pounds of cannabis flower, 44.30 pounds of concentrate and 6.60 pounds of edible packages, and confiscated several weapons including an illegally modified firearm.

The release does not break down seizures by store or report charges.

What the source found

  • Search warrants executed August 14, 2025 at four Seneca Falls businesses.
  • Combined seizure: 20.20 lb flower, 44.30 lb concentrate, 6.60 lb edibles.
  • Weapons, including an illegally modified firearm, also confiscated across the four sites.

Products named

  • cannabis flower
  • concentrates
  • edibles

Timeline

  1. Search warrant executed

  2. OCM issues release

Sources

  1. Regulator

    New York State Office of Cannabis Management · Aug 15, 2025

    OCM partners with Seneca Falls Police Department to shut down four illegal stores

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Status notes

[dataset] NY OCM press releases (cannabis.ny.gov/pressroom), retrieved 2026-09-30

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