More unwelcome drama roiled New York’s $1.5 billion marijuana industry when state regulators this week informed more than 150 retail operators and applicants that they’re too close to a school, a violation of state law.
But critics point out the July 28 directive from Office of Cannabis Management Director Felicia Reid contradicts an earlier, deliberate OCM decision to tweak proximity rules – a choice that was made in part because locating a marijuana store in dense New York City would prove extremely difficult without it.
ADVERTISEMENT
Like many other states, New York imposes strict zoning requirements on marijuana stores as part of a philosophy that legal cannabis must be kept away from adolescents and children.
State law forbids a cannabis retail outlet “on the
Read full article on Marijuana Business Daily
