New York could soon start to get more recreational marijuana dispensaries after a judge approved legal settlements to end lawsuits that halted the state’s legal cannabis licensing program.

New York could soon start to get more recreational marijuana dispensaries after a judge on Friday approved legal settlements to end lawsuits that halted the state’s legal cannabis licensing program.

The settlements lift a court order that has blocked the state from processing or issuing retail marijuana licenses since August. State officials said the agreement will allow more than 400 potential retailers to move forward with pending applications to open storefronts.

“With this settlement behind us, hundreds of new licenses can now move forward, new stores will open, and consumers can legally buy safer, legal, tested cannabis products from New York-based entrepreneurs and small businesses,” Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a statement.

  • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍
    7•1 year ago

    I hope we get some regulations on proper doses here soon. It’s currently the wild west. There are shitty unlicensed zaza shops on every street corner, and it’s normal to see 100mg+ edibles there. They consider 25mg a “low dose”. Their weed is basically hay.

    (For people who don’t use weed, 5-10mg is a more normal dose unless you have a crazy tolerance)

    There’s a few licensed shops around, including one on my block I really like. They generally listen to their customers and their weed is pretty fresh. The one by me carries 5-10mg edibles, or chocolates with 30mg you can split. But the vast majority of shops here are trash so I eagerly away for the shitty ones to get shut down.