Middletown Police and State Task Force Join Hands to Curb Illegal Cannabis Stores

Middletown Mayor Joseph DeStefano is happy to see that the state has taken a more aggressive approach to curbing illegal cannabis stores under Gov. Kathy Hochul’s direction. The renewed state attitude, coupled with proactive local ordinances and municipal police, recently culminated in the largest illicit cannabis sale enforcement the city has seen. On June 27, Middletown police executed court-issued search warrants on 15 stores along with 40 or so members from a state task force, resulting in more than 300 pounds of seized illegal cannabis products, 12 businesses placarded by warning signs, and two stores losing tobacco licenses. “Our police chief has a plan, and I am in support of it,” Mr. DeStefano told The Epoch Times in his office. “And it is a good thing that the state has heard from mayors and supervisors throughout the state and is putting in the resources to correct the problems.”...