TROY. N.Y. — Following the settlement of two cases and a lifted injunction on Dec. 1, a new adult-use marijuana dispensary opened in Troy Thursday in Brunswick Sqaure .
“It was a struggle to get here,” said co-owner Renee Lindo, “but we made it through.”
Lindo co-owns 420 Bliss with Al Attoh and Gregg Little. All three of them have been friends for years, she said, and all have a background with and care for Troy and the surrounding community.
It’s been about a year-long process for them, she said, as they jumped on the opportunity fairly quickly. But with the injunction filed in August, their soft launch opening party wasn’t until Thursday night.
The parking lot was full during the dispensary’s opening night party. (Erica Bouska – MediaNews Group)
Two parties filed lawsuits this summer: a coalition of medical marijuana companies; and a group of veterans who filed a discriminatory suit about the rollout of cannabis licenses. Both questioned New York rules that those with previous drug convictions be granted the licenses first.
Because of the suits, New York State Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant halted the processing and granting of any new licenses in the state. The state settled