The New York State Office of Cannabis Management is announcing a change that could result in the shutdown of hundreds of dispensaries across New York state.
The office may have been incorrectly assessing the law determining how far dispensaries must be from schools, they said.
The rule is 500 feet. At issue is that it’s actually 500 feet from the property line of schools, not just the school buildings themselves. Forty-four retail applicants have applied under the current criteria and are awaiting a license(,) and 108 retail licensees were awarded licenses…