New York allowed pot shops to open too close to schools. Now they might have to move

By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE

Since New York began licensing recreational marijuana stores about three years ago, the state has been using a simple tactic to ensure pot shops are kept a legally-mandated distance from local schools: Measure from the door of the dispensary to the door of the school.

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