Legal, retail weed can now be sold in Brooklyn, the Mid-Hudson region, Central New York and Western New York.
The initial injunction stemmed from a lawsuit challenging New York’s social equity program for cannabis entrepreneurs, which prioritizes licenses for people affected by past weed convictions through the state’s Conditional Adult Use Retail Dispensary program.
In a motion seeking to lift or narrow the injunction, state officials argued that Variscite actually fulfilled the requirement to have a significant presence in New York by being registered here – but that the company does not meet the criteria for a license anyway. Majority owner Kenneth Gay has a past marijuana conviction in Michigan – not New York, as required under the CAURD program.
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