‘I’m Stuck’ cannabis shop owner fined $15.2 million for illegal sales

Lyons, N.Y. — The owner of a chain of unlicensed cannabis shops in the Rochester-Finger Lakes region and Central New York now faces a $15.2 million fine.

David Tulley — who owned cannabis shops in Wayne, Monroe, Seneca, Cayuga and Oswego counties under the names “I’m Stuck” and “Weed Warehouse” — sold cannabis illegally and to underage customers, ignoring the state’s requests to stop operating, according to Attorney General Letitia James.

The state shut down seven of Tulley’s shops last summer — in Auburn, Aurelius, Lyons, Ontario, Macedon, Pulaski and Williamson.

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Tulley’s fine includes $7 million for illegal profits and $8.2 million in penalties for operating without a license and ignoring notices from the state Office of Cannabis Management.

“These illegal and unlicensed stores are budding up throughout the state and are hurting our communities,” James said in a statement. “Today, David Tulley is paying the $15 million price for his repeated illegal activity and will be permanently banned from the cannabis industry in New York. This punishment should serve as a clear warning for all unlicensed cannabis stores in the state: we will enforce the law and shut down your operations.”

In previous interviews with 13WHAM, Tulley denied selling cannabis. Instead, he claimed I’m Stuck was a marketing and consulting firm that gifted cannabis samples.

Investigators said their undercover surveillance found underage customers buying cannabis. Tulley denied the allegation.

13WHAM reach out to Tulley, the New York Attorney General’s Office and the Office of Cannabis Management but has not heard back.