NY to limit marijuana permit eligibility to those convicted of pot-related offensesBy Nolan Hicks
March 9, 2022
Time in the joint, indeed!
New York State officials plan to initially limit eligibility for highly lucrative marijuana dispensary licenses to those previously convicted on pot-related offenses before the drug was legalized, documents show.
Draft regulations likely to be adopted by the Cannabis Control Board at its meeting Thursday would limit eligibility to operators where at least one applicant was convicted — or immediately related to someone swept up before marijuana’s legalization.
“If the applicant is an individual, or an entity with one or more individuals, at least one individual must be justice involved,” the bureaucratese states.
‘Justice involved’ covers anyone convicted of a pot-related charge, “had a parent, legal guardian, child, spouse, or dependent who was convicted,” or “was a dependent of an individual who was convicted of a [marijuana]-related offense,” the draft rules state.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/03/09/ny-to-limit-marijuana-permit-eligibility-to-those-convicted-of-pot-related-offenses/