New York judge temporarily blocks new marijuana dispensary licenses
NEW YORK — A State Supreme Court judge has temporarily blocked new marijuana retail licenses.
The judge issued a restraining order against the state’s Office of Cannabis Management after a lawsuit filed last week claims the state has kept cannabis licenses from disabled veterans and other minority groups.
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The agency is barred for now from issuing new licenses under the conditional adult-use dispensary program.
The next hearing is scheduled for Friday in Ulster County.
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