Legal Weed Shops Allowed in Central and Western NY, Finger Lakes Still Restricted

A federal appeals court has lifted part of an injunction that prevented cannabis regulators from issuing licenses for recreational dispensaries in some parts of New York, allowing regulators to issue 108 dispensary licenses in Central New York, Western New York, Mid-Hudson and Brooklyn. However, 18 licenses in the Finger Lakes region remain tied up in the lawsuit. The decision comes three weeks after the state’s Office of Cannabis Management announced plans to double the total number of available business licenses from 150 to 300.