The city Sheriff’s Office has shut down more than 300 unlicensed pot shops in Queens since May 2024, Lt. Francesca Rosa, commanding officer of the city Sheriff Investigation Unit, said at Tuesday’s Queens Borough Board briefing.

Rosa joined city Sheriff Anthony Miranda to deliver a presentation to community leaders on their office’s cannabis enforcement efforts and progress. Citywide, she said, more than 1,600 sites have been shuttered since May of last year, after the state gave local law enforcement the authority to inspect smoke shops and seal those caught selling marijuana without a license. In Queens, 1,368 suspected unlicensed stores have been inspected, more than $46 million in civil penalties issued and more than $35 million of illicit product seized.

Rosa said the Sheriff’s Offi

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