The City Sheriff’s Office has shuttered more than 300 illegal, unlicensed pot shops in Queens since May 2024, officials said.

Lt. Francesca Rosa, commanding officer of the Sheriff’s Investigative Unit and Sheriff Anthony Miranda made the joint announcement at a November Borough Board meeting, where they said cannabis enforcement efforts resulted in the closing of more than 1,600 sites citywide in that same time period since the state gave local law enforcement authority to inspect smoke shops and seal those caught selling marijuana without a license.

Agents at the Queens Sheriff’s Office inspected 1,368 suspected unlicensed stores, issued more than $46 million in civil penalties and seized more than $35 million in illicit products during the enforcement effort, including cannabis-infused

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