WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (WHCU) — State Senator Tom O’Mara wants Governor Hochul to crackdown on illegal sticker stores. He’s concerned about the distribution of illegal marijuana in the Southern Tier.

O’Mara was joined Thursday by Assemblymen Chris Friend and Phil Palmesano in Watkins Glen to ask the governor and Democratic leaders to green light legislation to outlaw sticker stores and establish punishments for violators.

O’Mara says the illegal operations diminish the quality of life and risk the safety of neighborhoods in which they operate. 

The trio of Republican lawmakers were joined by members of local law enforcement, including Tioga County Sheriff Gary Howard and other sheriffs and district attorneys in the Southern Tier.