A ruling by a state judge in Albany could set back thousands of cannabis entrepreneurs who are either vying for a business license in New York or who already received one and are trying to set up a dispensary.
State Supreme Court Justice Sharon Graff preliminarily blocked the state Office of Cannabis Management from processing any applications from people who had not already secured a location for their business and notified the proper municipality before November 2023.
In a ruling on Thursday, the judge said that the office violated the provisions of the state cannabis law by waiving a requirement that businesses identify a location and notify the relevant municipality prior to submitting their applications.
Taylor Randi Lee, a spokesperson for the Office of Cannabis Management, said the agency doesn't comment on pending litigation.
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