New York cannabis shops facing potential relocation or closure because they’re too close to schools reached a temporary agreement with state regulators this week, allowing them to stay open for at least the next five months.
The temporary reprieve comes after retailers filed a lawsuit challenging a newly expanded buffer zone between marijuana retailers and schools, threatening some existing businesses, according to the New York Times.
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As part of the agreement, the state’s Office of Cannabis Management will postpone enforcing the revised buffer zone policy until Feb. 15.
The agreement was detailed in a legal filing submitted Wednesday by the state attorney general’s office in State Supreme Court in Albany.
Over 150 dispensaries faced potential closure unless the Legislature created an exception
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