Judge halts marijuana retail licensing program in New YorkPosted by On


For people anxious to get rolling in the retail marijuana business, it is another day and another delay.

On Friday, a State Supreme Court judge blocked the state’s marijuana retail licensing program after siding with complainants who argued that limiting the first dispensary licenses to people with prior convictions violated state law.


Another lawsuit puts a hold on cannabis dispensary openings

The injunction is part of a civil suit filed by service-disabled veterans, who argue that allowing “justice-involved individuals” to have the first recreational dispensary licenses is unconstitutional.

The decision by Justice Kevin Bryant, who had temporarily halted the program last week while legal arguments were heard, creates another hurdle in the fledgling marijuana industry that has been beset with delays in getting licensing off the ground…

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