NYC Weed Crackdown Nets More Than $4 Million in Illegal Products

Some of the seized cannabis products in New York. Photographer: Michael Appleton/Mayoral Photography Office

Authorities have seized more than 100,000 cannabis products worth more than $4 million in New York City as part of an effort to clear the way for licensed vendors as the state tries to legalize — and tax — a lucrative retail market for marijuana.

State and city enforcement agencies said at a briefing Thursday they had issued 66 criminal charges and 500 civil summonses over two weeks in November and December as part of the crackdown.