A state law that has allowed New York City to padlock hundreds of suspected illegal cannabis shops is unconstitutional, a Queens judge said in a bombshell ruling Tuesday.

Judge rules NYC's shutdown of unlicensed cannabis shop was unconstitutional 01:07. NEW YORK - A judge in Queens has ruled that the city shutting down a cannabis shop that was operating without a ...

Operation Padlock to Protect has shuttered over 900 city shops since this spring. Shutterstock / Here Now. The scathing ruling adds: “If the Sheriff elects to continue the sealing order absent a ...