New York’s licensed cannabis dispensaries found to be operating too close to schools won’t be forced to close, the state’s marijuana regulators said this week.
Instead, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats in the state Legislature will amend New York’s cannabis laws to accommodate the state’s mistake in approving the sites, according to the Albany Times Union.
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“I have had conversations with dozens of legislators in the last few days and am heartened by their resounding support for legislative redress,” wrote Felicia A.B. Reid, acting executive director of the state Office of Cannabis Management.
License applicants who have yet to be approved won’t be held to the stricter standards, which require retail dispensaries to be at least 500 feet away from a school.
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