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A New York Supreme Court judge turned the state’s legal cannabis industry on its ear Thursday by striking down nearly all of the state’s adult-use marijuana regulations.
Supreme Court Judge Kevin Bryant’s ruling stemmed from a lawsuit against New York’s Office of Cannabis Management (OCM), in which Leafly Holdings challenged the state’s ban on third-party advertising for marijuana retailers on free-speech grounds.
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In its 2023 suit, Seattle-based Leafly claimed the OCM unfairly targeted so-called “third-party platforms” such as Leafly in adopting rules that hampered the industry and limited retailers’ ability to market and promote products.
In a scathing opinion, Bryant appeared to strike down almost all laws regulating the adult-use marijuana market
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