Law enforcement officials and city leaders in New York and Oakland are taking action against illegal smoke shops and drug dealing. The New York City Sheriff and Lynn4NYC emphasize the need to protect the legal cannabis market from the surge of illegal smoke shops. The Mayor's Office in New York City and the City Council are prioritizing the establishment of legal and equitable cannabis stores. In Oakland, Mayor Sheng Thao and community leaders are aggressively pursuing initiatives to enhance community safety. San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is committed to fully enforcing laws to combat open-air drug dealing and ensure residents' safety. The community's response to these efforts is mixed, with some expressing appreciation for the crackdown on crime while others criticize the previous administration's approach to law enforcement.
Crime is being made illegal in San Francisco. Was overly cumbersome to implement this obvious policy in a modern western liberal civilization but here we are. The previous DA was hired at Berkeley to teach the next generation that victimizing society is a social good. https://t.co/3UviCMSyR2
All crime is illegal in San Francisco again. Thank you @BrookeJenkinsSF! If you break the law, there will be consequences. Recalling Chesa Boudin was the best thing SF voters did last year. https://t.co/yexWfqBxsS
“All crime is illegal in San Francisco again.” Such appropriate words to hear from a District Attorney. Thank you @BrookeJenkinsSF Why can’t we ever hear those words from Pamela Price over here in Oakland? Instead we get a +22% increase in violent crime in Oakland while… https://t.co/TB7n0vqyLl
We are back to fully enforcing our laws — all crime is illegal in San Francisco again. I am committed to continuing this work to ensure that crime continues to go down + most importantly that our residents & visitors feel safe. Thank you @JohnAvlon for having me on @cnni. https://t.co/VjIzzmNqew
Combatting open-air drug dealing continues to be one of my top priorities. Brazen drug dealers who continue to peddle death on our streets + hold neighborhoods like the Tenderloin hostage must be held accountable + face consequences for their actions. https://t.co/v7uw7RIjAm https://t.co/IpKQqCwHoH
Community safety is Oakland's top priority, and we're aggressively pursuing a comprehensive strategy. Initiatives have been launched, progress is underway, but there's still work to do. Together, we are working to make Oakland a safe place to live, work, shop, and visit. 1/10 https://t.co/6Gj203Fn1u
Lighting up our economy with *legal and equitable* cannabis stores remains our top priority. That is why our law enforcement partners and the City Council are teaming up to find ways to shut down illegal smoke shops. Two NYC leaders discuss our efforts: https://t.co/REpqLFuuDp
OPINION | A joint effort to smoke out illegal smoke shops The surge of illegal smoke shops across the city threatens the safe, successful, and just cannabis market that New Yorkers deserve, writes @NYCSHERIFF and @Lynn4NYC https://t.co/tLcRYYhmui