The court is blocking the state’s cannabis regulatory agencies from issuing new licenses and from granting operational approval to those who are already licensed and working toward opening up dispensaries.

New York Supreme Court Justice Kevin Bryant ruled that without a court order blocking the cannabis licensing program, it appears “that there is genuine urgency and that immediate and irreparable injury, loss, or damage will result” if the licensing program moves forward, his order read.

The background: New York cannabis regulators attempted to roll out their recreational marijuana market with a bold licensing program that prioritized the first dispensary licenses for certain entrepreneurs with past cannabis convictions or immediate family members with past convictions. [Read More @ Politico]