New York’s top marijuana regulator wrote to 108 licensees on Aug. 6, advising them to not close their businesses, change locations, or modify the current operation.
Felicia A. B. Reid is the Office of Cannabis Management’s acting executive director. The letter was sent as a response to the Office of Cannabis Management’s (OCM) July 28th report. School proximity correction. The corrected document explained that the cannabis control board (CCB) of California began being misled by this office in 2022. As a result, regulators approved dispensaries located near schools.
Last week, instead of continuing to measure from an entrance to entrance for the 500 foot buffer zone the OCM advised businesses it would start measuring between a dispensary’s entrance and the closest property line boundary on a school grounds in order to be compliant with New York’s The cannabis law.
Reid wrote in an Aug. 6, 2014 letter, that following her engagement with affected businesses during the previous week, she wanted to revisit the OCM’s information and give additional resources to those who are impacted.
She wrote: “I am aware of your concerns, questions and desire for clarification.” An “impacted licensee,” according to her, is an entity that has a license approved by the CCB. This includes licensees with businesses already open The following are some examples of how to get started: licensees who are not yet open—and whose businesses are at locations in conflict with Cannabis Law § 72 (6).”
Acting executive director Clarified to licensees that they are affected do not Entities with provisional licensing that are part of the application procedure should be included.
The OCM informed individual businesses and provided them with a Documents Of the 108 affected licensees, and 44 impacted applications. Before moving on with the application, 44 applicants must find new compliant locations.
The OCM has been working closely with Gov. While the OCM is working with Gov.
Joseph Lusardi is the Executive Vice-Chairman of Curaleaf. He called $250,000 “a slap in face.” Curaleaf’s New York-based operations are not affected by OCM’s distance correction. However, its wholesale partners and distributors were.
Lusardi Writer On X. “Lobbying costs $$$. You’re paying rent for years while regulators play slow games with you.
Reid explained that while the 44 applicants who only hold provisional licenses must now find a new location, the 108 licensees affected will also receive an updated notice and additional resources.
In the interim, OCM continues to be a vital part of the OCM It is not clear how to get there. Directing licensees to :
- They close down their business
- Move their business;
- If they have not opened yet, stop all work towards opening.
- Change the current or future business operation;
- Other than that, stop operating.
“Finally, OCM is NOT recommending to the CCB that licensees whose locations conflict with Cannabis Law § 72 (6) have their licenses revoked or taken away,” Reid wrote. “Governor Hochul and OCM are pursuing a legislative change to … enable impacted licensees and their businesses to remain at their current locations.”
Reid has spoken to “dozens” and “hundreds” of lawmakers, who have “resoundingly supported legislative redress.”
New York state Sen. Luis R. Sepúlveda, D-Bronx, Filing legislation The state legislature voted on August 4 to try to amend its law so that the affected locations can continue to be grandfathered in. adult-use dispensaries. Notably, there are two medical cannabis dispensaries also impacted, but Sepúlveda’s bill’s language specifically exempts “adult-use” retailers whose final licenses were approved before July 28.
Cannabis Business Times reached out to Sepúlveda, asking if the language in his bill intentionally left out the two medical cannabis dispensaries.
New York legislator introduces legislation to fix grandfathered dispensary locations
It’s not clear if legislators will be required to wait until January 2026 for the next legislative session to discuss the bill or if Hochul would call a session special and request that lawmakers take the issue up this year.
According to OCM, all 108 licensees affected by the OCM’s decision can be contacted. Submit renewals Many offices will not review renewals of licenses until they have been amended by the legislature.
The Governor’s Office and OCM are looking for the Legislature to take action on this matter as early as they can during the coming legislative session. Then, CCB determines whether a renewal application is timely and complete,” Reid Writer. If, during the time that the OCM is pursuing legislation with the Governor’s Office, a licensee requires proof of license validity or a letter of “good standing” for their business, they may request one by contacting the OCM: [email protected].”
Some businesses are still concerned that banks and insurance companies may not want to service them due to the fiasco of an expired license that is dependent on uncertainty around a legislative fix.
The OCM has now corrected the distance correction for the 28th of July. CBT Jeffrey Jensen founded Variscite, which is an American and Californian law firm. sued OCM tried to alert OCM 16 months prior about the problem of the school measuring system.
According to a spokesperson from OCM CBT This week, earlier It is not true that “the current office management was unaware of this problem until recently.”
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Reid also blamed the previous OCM leadership for misguiding the office.
Reid wrote, “I’d like to reassure you all that Governor Hochul recognizes that the previous OCM leaders set up a practice which did not conform to Cannabis Law.” The governor has committed himself to fighting on behalf of impacted businesses so they can live MRTA’s economic development missions and continue being a vital part of their community.
New York’s top marijuana regulator wrote to 108 licensees on Aug. 6, letting them know that their locations were in conflict with the state laws. The letter instructed the business owners not to move, close or change any of their operations.
Felicia A. B. Reid is the Office of Cannabis Management’s acting executive director. The letter was sent as a response to the Office of Cannabis Management’s (OCM) July 28th report. School proximity correction. The corrected document explained that the cannabis control board (CCB) of California began being misled by this office in 2022. As a result, regulators approved dispensaries located near schools.
Last week, instead of continuing to measure from an entrance to entrance for the 500 foot buffer zone the OCM advised businesses it would start measuring between a dispensary’s entrance and the closest property line boundary on a school grounds in order to be compliant with New York’s The cannabis law.
Reid stated in her letter dated August 6 that after engaging with businesses affected over the last week, she wanted to review the information released by the OCM and offer additional resources for those who were impacted.
She wrote: “I am aware of your concerns, questions and desire for clarification.” An “impacted licensee,” according to her, is an entity that has a license approved by the CCB. “This includes those licensees that have their businesses operating.” The following are some examples of how to get started: licensees who are not yet open—and whose businesses are at locations in conflict with Cannabis Law § 72 (6).”
Acting executive director Clarified to licensees that they are affected do not Entities with provisional licensing that are part of the application procedure should be included.
The OCM informed individual businesses and provided them with a Documents Of the 108 affected licensees, and 44 impacted applications. Specifically, 44 applicants must find new compliant locations to move forward with the application.
The OCM has been working closely with Gov. While the OCM is working with Gov.
Joseph Lusardi, Curaleaf’s Executive Vice Chairman called the $250,000.00 a “slap on the face.” Curaleaf, which operates in New York and has wholesale partners there, was not impacted by OCM’s proximity correction.
Lusardi Writer The X. “Lobbying costs $$$. “Paying leases for a long time, while regulators slow play you.”
Reid explained that while the 44 applicants who only hold provisional licences must now find new premises, the 108 affected licensees would receive an updated notice and additional resources.
The OCM will be in operation until further notice It is not clear how to get there. Directing Licensees:
- They close down their business
- Move their business;
- If they have not opened yet, stop all work towards opening.
- Change their business plans or current operations
- Other than that, stop operating.
“Finally, OCM is NOT recommending to the CCB that licensees whose locations conflict with Cannabis Law § 72 (6) have their licenses revoked or taken away,” Reid wrote. “Governor Hochul and OCM are pursuing a legislative change to … enable impacted licensees and their businesses to remain at their current locations.”
Reid stated that she had spoken with “dozens of” legislators, and was “heartened” by the “resounding support they have for legislative reform.”
New York state Sen. Luis R. Sepúlveda, D-Bronx, Filing legislation The state legislature voted on August 4 to try to amend its law so that the affected locations can continue to be grandfathered in. adult-use dispensaries. Notably, there are two medical cannabis dispensaries also impacted, but Sepúlveda’s bill’s language specifically exempts “adult-use” retailers whose final licenses were approved before July 28.
Cannabis Business Times reached out to Sepúlveda, asking if the language in his bill intentionally left out the two medical cannabis dispensaries.
New York legislator introduces legislation to fix grandfathered dispensary locations
It’s not clear if legislators will be required to wait until January 2026 for the next legislative session to discuss the bill or if Hochul would call a session special and request that lawmakers take the issue up this year.
According to OCM, all 108 licensees affected by the OCM’s decision can be contacted. Submit renewals The office will continue to accept renewals while it delays its review until the fix is made in the legislation.
The governor and OCM will look to the Legislature for a resolution to this problem as soon as possible in the next legislative session. Then, CCB determines whether a renewal application is timely and complete,” Reid Writer. If, during the time that the OCM is pursuing legislation with the Governor’s Office, a licensee requires proof of license validity or a letter of “good standing” for their business, they may request one by contacting the OCM: [email protected].”
Some businesses are still concerned that banks and insurance companies may not want to service them due to the fiasco of an expired license that is dependent on uncertainty around a legislative fix.
The OCM has now corrected the distance correction for the 28th of July. CBT Jeffrey Jensen founded Variscite, which is an American and Californian law firm. sued OCM tried to alert OCM 16 months prior about the problem of the school measuring system.
According to a spokesperson from OCM CBT This week, earlier The current office leadership was “unaware of the issue” until recent times.
In March 2024, a lawyer alerted New York Regulators to a dispensary that was not compliant.
Reid also blamed the previous OCM leadership for misguiding the office.
Reid wrote: “I would like to assure you all that Governor Hochul is aware of the injustice caused to businesses by previous OCM leadership’s implementation of a policy that was not in compliance with Cannabis Law.” The governor has committed himself to standing up for impacted businesses so they can live MRTA’s mission of economic development and continue being a vital part of their community.
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