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Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) said that the first cannabis storefront, which will be located in Manhattan, will start serving adult consumers on December 29.

The dispensary will be 4,400 square feet in an “iconic building” at 1 Astor Place. Housing Works Cannabis Co “will welcome patrons with an introductory shopping experience upon opening, with plans to carefully build out an expanded and thoughtfully curated space as cannabis products become more available,” the press release says.


New York's First Recreational Marijuana Shop Will Open Next Week, Governor Announces - Marijuana Moment

The New York State Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) filed an appeal to lift all affected regions of injunction on Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) licenses with the exception of the Finger Lakes region — an OCM spokesperson confirmed Wednesday.

Office of Cannabis Management files appeal to lift affected regions of CAURD license injunctions (rochesterfirst.com)

A federal judge denied motions to drop an injunction that bars New York from issuing conditional dispensary licenses in five regions, extending uncertainty surrounding the program in particular, and state cannabis markets in general.

The Tuesday decision is the latest action in a lawsuit filed against the state by Variscite NY One, a Michigan company which alleges New York’s Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) license requirements discriminate against out-of-state cannabis operators in violation of the federal legal theory called the Dormant Commerce Clause.

In his decision on the state’s motion to dismiss the case – or at least narrow the enjoinment to a smaller geographic area – U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe wrote the state didn’t meet standards to reverse or mitigate any part of his November decision.

“Defendants’ arguments regarding irreparable harm to them, the relative lack of harm Variscite faces, and the public interest are … unpersuasive,” Sharpe wrote, and denied the Office of Cannabis Management’s motion for a stay of the November order.



Court strikes another major blow to New York’s cannabis rollout - syracuse.com

NY’s cannabis regulators sued again, this time by the big players


It’s the lawsuit many saw coming.

A coalition that includes some of New York’s medical cannabis companies is asking a judge to compel state regulators to open up licensing for all retail dispensary applicants immediately.

The complaint, provided yesterday to NY Cannabis Insider and filed today in Albany County Supreme Court, alleges unconstitutional overreach and policymaking, egregious abdication of duties, and actions that put New Yorkers’ health and safety at risk.


The OCM declined to comment on the litigation, which is common for defendants in a lawsuit.

The Coalition for Access to Regulated & Safe Cannabis describes itself as “an unincorporated trade association” composed of registered organizations, parties that planned to pursue a dispensary license when the application window first opened, and physicians whose practices have suffered due to the state’s “neglect” of its medical cannabis program.


As of publication, here’s what we know about the group:

It’s made up of at least four registered organizations, Acreage Holdings, PharmaCann, Green Thumb Industries, and Curaleaf, a company whose chairman recently warned of litigation over New York’s approach to social justice.

It also includes two hopeful dispensary owners, one in Brooklyn and another in California, as well as a medical cannabis practitioner in Westchester.


The group is represented by NYC law firm Feuerstein Kulick.

At its core, the coalition’s complaint argues that:

• The 2021 Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act required the Office of Cannabis Management and Cannabis Control Board to open “the initial adult-use retail dispensary license application period … for all applicants at the same time.”
• The OCM and CCB created the Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) program, introducing a new license class separate from what legislators outlined in the MRTA, and then opened that opportunity to a specific group.

“Rather than perform the tasks required by the MRTA – which would promote a safe and regulated cannabis industry for medical patients and adult-use consumers alike – CCB and OCM have improperly assumed the role of the Legislature to impose their own policies over those of New York’s elected officials and, by extension, their constituents,” the suit alleges.



Exclusive: NY’s cannabis regulators sued again, this time by the big players (msn.com)

SB85 said:

“which would promote a safe and regulated cannabis industry for medical patients and adult-use consumers alike "

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Unfortunately, that's not what this is about. It is largely about social engineering, washing each other's backs and $$$. You know, government status-quo..

Jafo232 said:

Unfortunately, that's not what this is about. It is largely about social engineering, washing each other's backs and $$$. You know, government status-quo..

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100% about pure greed and profit.

NYS Office of Cannabis Management

@nys_cannabis


UPDATE: The injunction has now been limited to one NYS region, the Finger Lakes, allowing New York to proceed with licenses for Western NY, Central NY, Mid-Hudson, and Brooklyn. We are excited to begin advancing licenses to these regions shortly.




NYS Office of Cannabis Management on Twitter: "UPDATE: The injunction has now been limited to one NYS region, the Finger Lakes, allowing New York to proceed with licenses for Western NY, Central NY, Mid-Hudson, and Brooklyn. We are excited to begin advancing licenses to these regions shortly." / Twitter