That Must Have Hurt: Unlicensed Cannabis Shop Owner Slapped With $9.5M Fine
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a $9.5 million judgment against George West, the owner of an unlicensed cannabis dispensary in Ontario County. This sentence followed his refusal to comply with a June 2023 order from the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) to cease operations.
West, who ran Jaydega 7.0 on Main Street in Canandaigua, continued selling cannabis without a license despite multiple warnings and a judicial closure order in November 2023. The judgment includes over $1 million in disgorged illegal profits and $8.4 million in penalties for his ongoing violations.
New York’s Cannabis Law requires businesses to obtain proper registration and licensing from …