A group of disabled military veterans filed a lawsuit in New York against cannabis regulators claiming their system of awarding and issuing licenses to certain social equity applicants violated the state constitution.
The lawsuit, filed in the state Supreme Court in Albany, argues the Office of Cannabis Management overstepped its authority under New York’s 2021 legalization law – the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) – and opened the licensing application window first to those with marijuana offenses and their immediate family rather than allowing all applicants to apply at the same time.
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The lawsuit further argues that disabled veterans could qualify as social and economic applicants under MRTA and receive certain priorities and benefits in licensing, the Times Union in Albany reported.
This latest lawsuit against the OCM appears to have more teeth than a similar one filed in March by marijuana multistate operators aiming to
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