New York’s program placing the first 150 retail cannabis dispensary licenses into the hands of entrepreneurs with past marijuana convictions is now on pause as a lawsuit into the legitimacy of the program leaves New York Cannabis social equity in limbo.
The state’s Office of Cannabis Management which operates the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary program (CAURD) was sued last month by three veterans who alleged the program’s requirements are unconstitutional.
The Conditional Adult Use program was designed to give individuals … Read the rest