Last December, New York’s first legal cannabis dispensary opened its doors in Greenwich Village. Now, close to a year later, there are still just 11 licensed dispensaries in the city and only 27 statewide.
That number could soon spike dramatically.
“This is a significant moment,” said Chris Alexander, the executive director of the state Office of Cannabis Management.
What You Need To Know The rollout of the legal cannabis market has effectively been paused since early August, thanks to a lawsuit filed by a group of veterans with disabilities The state’s Cannabis Control Board on Monday approved a proposed settlement in the case The state’s Office of Cannabis Management says there are at least two dozen new dispensaries ready to open immediately The veterans said they were unlawfully excluded from the first round of licenses, which went to applicants with past marijuana convictions
During a brief emergency meeting Monday, the Cannabis Control Board, the state’s oversight body, approved a settlement in a lawsuit that had effectively blocked the legal industry from moving forward for months.
It was welcome news for those with retail licenses, some of whom were