Queens Councilman Robert Holden introduced two bills aimed at helping city agencies punish businesses selling cannabis illegally and another making the city’s Open Streets program available to first responders, at a city council meeting on Thursday, Sept. 14,
Holden’s bill, Intro 1172, would allow the Commissioner of Consumer and Worker Protection to refuse to renew, revoke, or suspend a tobacco retailer dealer license if discovered in violation of the New York State Cannabis Law. Those businesses found distributing cannabis products without a license, could face the possibility of losing their tobacco license for good.
