Federal judge green lights New York marijuana licensing despite 'disaster' legal cannabis market rollout
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A judge delivered a win for New York's legal marijuana industry, despite the governor deeming the legal cannabis market a disaster amid licensing delays.
The judge cited how thousands of cannabis entrepreneurs have made significant investments in seeking to win business licenses in New York, meaning more damage would come from stifling the roll-out of the state’s adult-use market. Danielle Wallace is a reporter for Fox News Digital covering politics, crime, police and more. Story tips can be sent to danielle.wallace@fox.com and on Twitter: @danimwallace.
"The balance of equities tips in Defendants’ favor," Nardacci wrote. "Defendants have laid out the significant harm Plaintiffs’ requested injunction would cause to New York’s adult use cannabis industry."