The state of New York was barred from approving new cannabis retail businesses until the state Supreme Court removed an injunction.
The licensing and approval procedure for new retail stores was put on hold by the court injunction. Since August, the state has been prohibited from permitting the opening of new cannabis stores.
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In part, a statement issued by Chris Alexander, the executive director of the Office of Cannabis Management, stated: “Today is a good day for New York, for the dream of equity in cannabis, and for every New Yorker hoping to have a legal, licensed cannabis dispensary in their community.”
In a tweet, Gov. Kathy Hochul also stated, “With a court order today, our first-in-the-nation program for justice-involved cannabis licensees is back in business! That means stores opening faster, more places to buy safer, tested, legal cannabis, & with our aggressive enforcement efforts, fewer bad actors in the market.”
