A store in Queens that was closed as part of the city's ongoing effort to crack down on illegal cannabis shops may reopen after a judge ruled that the city had made a legal error in shutting it down.
New York City’s efforts to crack down on illegal cannabis shops may have hit a significant hurdle after a state judge ruled in favor of a Queens store, ordering it to reopen due to a legal error by the city.The Bell Convenience Shop in Bayside , Queens , was shut down by the New York City Sheriff’s Office earlier this year after allegedly selling unlicensed cannabis products. However, the shop may soon be back in business.
"Instead of doing it the right way and serving the manager, or the officer or the owner of the corporation, they've created some fictitious term called ‘authorized person,’" Lazzaro said.The summons was dismissed on procedural grounds, so the judge in his decision said that should have been the end of the case.However, the hearing officer recommended the store be closed, because she believed there was illegal activity happening.
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