Illegal Products Discovered At Several Greenwich Smoke Shops: Police

GREENWICH, CT — The Greenwich Police Department, along with drug control agents from the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection, conducted unscheduled inspections at several Greenwich smoke shops on Dec. 29, and discovered illegal products, some with THC, listed for sale, police announced this week.

One business was closed as a result, according to police.

Authorities inspected Ignite Smoke Shop, 14 W. Putnam Ave.; Zyn's Stationary, 345 Greenwich Ave.; Byram Smoke Shop, 111 Mill St.; and State Line Stationary, 215 Mill St.

"Upon arrival at each of the aforementioned locations, investigators immediately identified products in plain view on the shelves that were known to be illicit and not legal for sale in CT," police said in a news release.

The owners were advised to remove the illicit products from the shelves and not sell them in the future.

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Youth Coalition

The rise of CBD alcohols stirs up controversy and hope

By: Lindsay Taylor (GTYC Co-Chair)

Ms. Corina Restrepo noticed something unfamiliar on her inspection of local liquor stores November 12. As part of her work as adviser to the Greenwich Together Youth Coalition (GTYC), an organization that works to prevent teen substance abuse, she was performing one of their frequent environmental scans. For the first time, their evaluation revealed several stores carrying tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)-laced alcohol products. The coalition members were not the only ones to notice the change. Sergeant Ernest Mulhern of the Greenwich Police Department investigates this rising trend.

Read the full article written by our Youth Co-Chair Lindsay based on her work with the coalition.

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