Eric Adams
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You know, it's so funny. When I ran for office, that question came up about legalization of marijuana. Just go smoke in your apartment. Cannabis. And I was at a press conference, and I said, I smell weed everywhere. And we need to manage how we're dealing with the cannabis issue. Yeah. You know what my teachers are telling me? What? Our children are high all the time. Of course they are.
You know, it's so funny. When I ran for office, that question came up about legalization of marijuana. Just go smoke in your apartment. Cannabis. And I was at a press conference, and I said, I smell weed everywhere. And we need to manage how we're dealing with the cannabis issue. Yeah. You know what my teachers are telling me? What? Our children are high all the time. Of course they are.
You know, it's so funny. When I ran for office, that question came up about legalization of marijuana. Just go smoke in your apartment. Cannabis. And I was at a press conference, and I said, I smell weed everywhere. And we need to manage how we're dealing with the cannabis issue. Yeah. You know what my teachers are telling me? What? Our children are high all the time. Of course they are.
Well, one thing we did, we were having, after the law was passed to legalize cannabis, we were having illegal shops open everywhere. And we had no power to close them the way we wanted to. We went back to Albany. This is where our state government is, as you know. We went to Albany and we stayed it. We have to get this under control. The governor gave us the authority.
Well, one thing we did, we were having, after the law was passed to legalize cannabis, we were having illegal shops open everywhere. And we had no power to close them the way we wanted to. We went back to Albany. This is where our state government is, as you know. We went to Albany and we stayed it. We have to get this under control. The governor gave us the authority.
Well, one thing we did, we were having, after the law was passed to legalize cannabis, we were having illegal shops open everywhere. And we had no power to close them the way we wanted to. We went back to Albany. This is where our state government is, as you know. We went to Albany and we stayed it. We have to get this under control. The governor gave us the authority.
We've closed down over 1300 of these illegal shops, almost $67 million in illegal cannabis we took off our streets. And now the legal cannabis business is thriving. But what we must do, now we need to go back and say, listen, what should we be smoking? how we should manage this even more. And I'm with you. I think there's too much open cannabis being smoked on our street.
We've closed down over 1300 of these illegal shops, almost $67 million in illegal cannabis we took off our streets. And now the legal cannabis business is thriving. But what we must do, now we need to go back and say, listen, what should we be smoking? how we should manage this even more. And I'm with you. I think there's too much open cannabis being smoked on our street.
We've closed down over 1300 of these illegal shops, almost $67 million in illegal cannabis we took off our streets. And now the legal cannabis business is thriving. But what we must do, now we need to go back and say, listen, what should we be smoking? how we should manage this even more. And I'm with you. I think there's too much open cannabis being smoked on our street.
We need to really carefully decide where you can smoke cannabis. And I go with you on that also. Smoke at home.
We need to really carefully decide where you can smoke cannabis. And I go with you on that also. Smoke at home.
We need to really carefully decide where you can smoke cannabis. And I go with you on that also. Smoke at home.
And you would not have one argument with me. Don't publicly inject yourself with drugs. Don't publicly urinate on the street. Don't smoke in front of somebody's house, smoking your cannabis. If you want to smoke cannabis, do it at home. If you want to urinate, go use the bathroom. So you're not going to get a debate. You won't get a debate from me.
And you would not have one argument with me. Don't publicly inject yourself with drugs. Don't publicly urinate on the street. Don't smoke in front of somebody's house, smoking your cannabis. If you want to smoke cannabis, do it at home. If you want to urinate, go use the bathroom. So you're not going to get a debate. You won't get a debate from me.
And you would not have one argument with me. Don't publicly inject yourself with drugs. Don't publicly urinate on the street. Don't smoke in front of somebody's house, smoking your cannabis. If you want to smoke cannabis, do it at home. If you want to urinate, go use the bathroom. So you're not going to get a debate. You won't get a debate from me.
No, you know what has happened in our country? We've reached a point where any and everything goes. And the most bizarre it is, the most people think it's acceptable. But it's not to everyday working class people. Exactly. That's what people don't fully understand. Everyday working class people don't believe in any and everything goes.
No, you know what has happened in our country? We've reached a point where any and everything goes. And the most bizarre it is, the most people think it's acceptable. But it's not to everyday working class people. Exactly. That's what people don't fully understand. Everyday working class people don't believe in any and everything goes.
No, you know what has happened in our country? We've reached a point where any and everything goes. And the most bizarre it is, the most people think it's acceptable. But it's not to everyday working class people. Exactly. That's what people don't fully understand. Everyday working class people don't believe in any and everything goes.
Have you ever wondered that? Well, you know, what happens is that if you push back on that that's the norm and that's what working class people want, you get demonized.
Have you ever wondered that? Well, you know, what happens is that if you push back on that that's the norm and that's what working class people want, you get demonized.