Key Points
- Until the early 1950s, cannabis grew wild in New York City – primarily in Brooklyn
- 10 ft tall plants were a common sight in Williamsburg and other east New York neighborhoods
- New York Police did little to curb free-growing marijuana in the city, despite it being a banned substance since 1927
- The city’s sanitation department established a rogue “White Wing Squad,” with the sole aim of eradicating cannabis from the streets
- The White Wing Squad destroyed an estimated 20 tons of marijuana in the summer of 1951
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