A New York state judge has ruled that hemp businesses can remove signs posted outside their businesses by law enforcement agencies that describe them as “illicit cannabis” stores.
Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron issued the temporary restraining order last week to two Manhattan hemp stores that sought to remove the signs proclaiming illegal activity without the businesses having received an administrative hearing or due process, according to the Albany Times Union.
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The order could jeopardize ramped-up enforcement against hundreds of hemp shops that have been raided or closed since New York launched a statewide crackdown this spring on unlicensed marijuana sellers.
“As our challenges are now subject to judicial review having exhausted administrative remedies, the courts are confirming what we have been arguing
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