Assembly Members Zaccaro and Tapia Protest Smoke Shops

Assembly Members Zaccaro and Tapia Protest Smoke Shops

By Robert Press

Standing across the street from the Cloudy Cloud Convenience/Smoke Shop on the corner of White Plains Road and Lydig Avenue that was held up last week at gunpoint, East Bronx Assemblyman John Zaccaro said more must be done to end the loopholes in the legal Cannabis Law that allows illegal cannabis smoke shops which are now being held up at gunpoint like the one behind me. He added that is why he has sponsored Assembly Bill A9250 that would take away a stores Liquor, Tobacco, and Lottery licenses if they are caught selling illegal cannabis. 

It was the same story for West Bronx Assemblywoman Yudelka Tapia who said these illegal smoke shops bring more crime to the neighborhoods no matter where they are and something must be done to stop them. She added there are only three legal Cannabis Dispensaries in the Bronx but there are over one hundred illegal Smoke Shops, and that is why she supports Assembly Bill A9250. Local Community Board 11 members Christine Culpepper, Malcom Gray, Cynthia Rodriguez, and Jeannette Wilson and members of the Pelham Parkway Neighborhood Association showed their support for Assembly Bill A9250. 

Assembly member Yudelka Tapia says that it is all over the Bronx that illegal cannabis smoke shops bring more crime to the neighborhoods. The Cloudy Cloud Convenience/Smoke Shop which was robbed last week at gun point is in the background.