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Elevate in Mount Vernon was Westchester's first legal cannabis dispensary. But a Tax Watch investigation shows the business lacks crucial approvals.
The Office of Cannabis Management confirmed only $22,500 has been collected in the last year despite $25 million issued in fines.
The state has levied more than $25 million in fines against unlicensed smoke shops for selling cannabis products since last year, but so far only a minuscule percent of those
While the pace may be too slow for some, the state said the rollout is deliberate for good reason.
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill last month that could help probe possible ties between terrorist networks and New York City's illegal smoke shops -- but a legislative compromise is throwing up a major hurdle to those efforts, sources told The Post.