GTBIF - NY Supreme Court Lifts Cannabis Licensing Injunction Process Resumes For Hundreds Of Retailers | Benzinga
The legal standoff that has prevented cannabis dispensaries across New York State from getting their licenses to operate was resolved late Friday when the NY Supreme Court lifted an injunction preventing the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) from processing Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary —or CAURD— dispensary licenses. That injunction had been in place since August when a group of veterans sued over the licensing process.
"Today is a good day for New York, for the dream of equity in cannabis, and for every New Yorker hoping to have a legal, licensed cannabis dispensary in their community,” OCM executive director Chris Alexander said in a statement sent at 4:20 p.m. Friday, reported WIVP. "I’m also deeply relieved for the many entrepreneurs, who have spent the last three months ...