"It's an astounding amount of fines that are unpaid," said Councilwoman Gale Brewer, who chairs the investigations committee. This illustrates the massive gap between penalties issued and collections.
Since the Adams administration's Operation Padlock began in the spring, the city Sheriff's Office issued 1,178 violations against 1,107 unlicensed weed operators, demonstrating the scale of illegal cannabis operations in NYC.
Unlicensed operators can get slapped with fines of $10,000 per day for selling cannabis without a license, escalating to $20,000 per day for continuing illegal sales after notification.
The report highlights a troubling phenomenon where of the 516 substantiated violations, only 21 resulted in collected fines, leaving nearly $5 million in penalties unaccounted for.
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