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Pot Bust

100 pounds of pot products seized from NYC illegal dispensary

  • Nov 30, 2024

Judge rules against law that shut down thousands of NYC cannabis shops

  • Oct 30, 2024

Nearly 100 marijuana plants seized by city marshals in the Bronx

  • Sep 19, 2024

Police seize $10M worth of cannabis product after bust in Queens

  • Sep 18, 2024

Adams oversees destruction of 4 tons of illegal cannabis products

  • Aug 28, 2024

Judge allows store shuttered for selling black market weed to reopen

  • Aug 19, 2024

Police seize $5M worth of marijuana products in Astoria

  • Aug 9, 2024

Police carry out one of largest marijuana seizures in NYC history

  • Aug 9, 2024

Latest Videos

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Authorities shutter shop accused of illegally selling marijuana in Queens

  • Jan 15, 2025
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Judge orders store shuttered for selling black market weed to reopen

  • Aug 17, 2024
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Authorities carry out one of largest marijuana seizures in NYC history: officials

  • Aug 9, 2024
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2 people arrested after large marijuana operation in Brooklyn busted

  • Jul 3, 2024
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75 of NYC's 2,900 illegal smoke shops shut down during 1st week of crackdown

  • May 15, 2024
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7 On Your Side Investigates: Police struggle to tell pot from hemp

  • Mar 9, 2020
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7 On Your Side Investigates: Police struggle to tell pot from hemp

  • Mar 9, 2020
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Farmers say 106-pound NYPD Brooklyn marijuana bust was legal hemp

  • Nov 6, 2019

Latest Stories

Large marijuana operation in Sheepshead Bay busted by NYC sheriffs; 2 people arrested

The operation is suspected of making and distributing products to thousands of illegal weed shops around New York City.

  • Jul 3, 2024

75 illegal New York City smoke shops shut down during 1st week of crackdown

The mayor has vowed to shut down smoke shops selling illegal cannabis products.

  • May 15, 2024

Manhattan district attorney dismisses 4,500+ marijuana cases

District Attorney Cy Vance Jr. appeared virtually in Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday night and moved to dismiss 4,503 cases connected to marijuana possession and smoking.

  • Jun 30, 2021

7 On Your Side Investigates: What's pot and what's not? Many police tests can't tell the difference

In its natural form, hemp looks and smells like marijuana. But even though it's not -- and it's legal -- people are getting arrested on felony charges for having it.

  • Mar 9, 2020

Brooklyn businessman plans to sue NYPD over marijuana-hemp mixup

A businessman in Brooklyn says he plans to sue the NYPD for arresting him and confiscating what they said was a 106 pound shipment of marijuana.

  • Dec 24, 2019