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Stuck in the haze: Some aspiring New York cannabis sellers wait to open shop even as state greenlights more dispensaries

By Max Parrott Posted on December 13, 2023

New York cannabis regulators took their first first step toward opening up new recreational dispensaries on Friday after lawsuits tied up the market since August. Sellers say it’s a step in the right direction but the market still has a long way to go until it’s populated by legal sellers.

The state’s Cannabis Control Board (CCB) greenlit six of the state’s 10 licensed medical marijuana companies to begin adult-use cannabis sales on Dec. 29 — a year after recreational sales first began. The move came at a meeting of the control board in Albany on Dec. 8 — the first since the state settled two lawsuits that have frozen the growth of its marijuana industry since August.

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Stuck in the haze: Some aspiring New York cannabis sellers wait to open shop even as state greenlights more dispensaries

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