Cannabis Dispensaries Prepare to Close After State Changes Rules

Could your NY weed dispensary need to move? We mapped the shops in limbo.

State regulators have changed how they're applying a rule about how close dispensaries can be to schools.

More than 100 legal cannabis shops in New York need to relocate after state agency mistake

More than 100 legal cannabis shops in New York may need to close or relocate due to how close they are to schools.

Cannabis dispensaries prepare to close after state changes rules

Gov. Hochul says she wants businesses to be grandfathered in under the old rules.

Weed sellers sited too close to schools may have to move over OCM miscalculations

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New York Cannabis Regulators Tell Some Cannabis Dispensaries Their Location Violates State Law  - Cannabis News World

In a letter sent to nearly 200 New York Conditional Adult-Use Retail dispensary license holders, the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) Acting Director Felicia A. B. Reid Esq. said that the businesses’ location “is in violation” of the state’s cannabis law.    “I am keenly aware that this information will have repercussions for you, your

Zoned Out: Dispensaries Burned by OCM Error

New York Cannabis Crisis: 152 Dispensaries Face Challenging Relocation After OCM Admits Major Legal BlunderBy Honeysuckle Media“This is devastating news that would force our business and dozens of others to permanently close,” said Jillian Dragutsky, co-owner of Yerba Buena, one of 152 cannabis dispensaries now in jeopardy across New York. “We urge policymakers to act swiftly to protect the integrity of the existing market by adopting a resoluti…