A defunct New York smoke shop has been fined $6 million for unlicensed marijuana sales, marking a significant enforcement action in the state's cannabis industry.

Big Chief Smoke Shop, located at the corner of 74th Street and Third Avenue, was shut down in December 2023 after a court order was issued against the

New York Attorney General Letitia James ordered the owner of Big Chief Smoke Shop, an unlicensed cannabis store in Bay Ridge, to pay $6 million for selling goods without a proper license.

The New York attorney general said the judgment, for serial unauthorized weed sales, should serve as a warning to others.