New York Dispensary Owners File Lawsuit Against Regulators Over Proximity Snafu

Marijuana Shops Sue New York After They Were Allowed to Open Too Close to Schools

Regulator's mistakes have now put 150 existing or proposed cannabis shops in jeopardy.

New York dispensaries file lawsuit against state

On July 28, New York State’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) admitted an unfortunate mistake: it gave out nearly 200 Conditional Use Adult Retail Dispensary licenses to businesses that violated school proximity regulations. As a result of the state’s oversight, over 150 retailers were informed that they’d either need to relocate or close—60 of them were already operating. Now, almost three weeks later, twelve of the dispensaries have filed a…

New York Marijuana Shops Sue After Being Allowed to Open too Close to Schools

A group of marijuana dispensaries in New York sued the state on Friday after cannabis regulators admitted they accidentally allowed pot shops to open too close to schools, putting the future of the businesses in jeopardy. The lawsuit asks a state Supreme Court judge in Albany to rule that the marijuana shops’ locations remain legal and to prevent the state from taking any enforcement action against them. The case came a few weeks after the state…

New York Dispensary Owners File Lawsuit Against Regulators Over Proximity Snafu

A group of cannabis dispensary owners filed a lawsuit against New York State regulators last week, contending that they could be forced out of business because their storefronts are too close to schools despite being approved by regulators, the New York Times reports. In July, nearly 200 Conditional Adult-Use Retail dispensary license holders were informed by the Office of Cannabis Management that their businesses' location "is in violation" of …