NY cannabis agencies sued by medical marijuana providers

By MAYSOON KHAN
Associated Press/Report for America
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A coalition that includes some of New York’s medical marijuana companies is suing state cannabis regulators in an effort to open up licensing to all retail dispensary applicants immediately. The lawsuit filed Thursday in Albany Supreme Court against the state’s Cannabis Control Board, Office of Cannabis Management and senior officials claims that state cannabis regulators exceeded their legal authority when they opened up the first batch of applications in August only to people with past pot convictions or their relatives, instead of to everyone. The lawsuit says regulators also failed to curtail illicit storefronts.