After New York legalized recreational marijuana in 2021, the city was flooded with nearly 3,000 unlicensed pot shops. But now, new state rules have given officials the power to crack down hard. Since April, they've closed around 700 of these illegal stores, using their new authority to padlock businesses and raid them without court orders. Despite some ongoing legal battles and lawsuits from shuttered shops, the crackdown is starting to bring order to the chaotic cannabis market. With over $57 ...