A state judge has ordered Brookhaven Town's first cannabis dispensary to close temporarily over questions raised by the store's landlords about whether the state-licensed pot shop violates federal law.

Acting State Supreme Court Justice James C. Hudson issued a preliminary injunction Wednesday ordering Strong Strains, located in the Stony Brook Technology Center in East Setauket, to close immediately pending a final decision in the case.

Hudson scheduled an Aug. 22 hearing in Riverhead for Strong Strains and its attorneys to present their arguments in court.

Store owner Surinder Sandhu had refused to close after receiving a cease-and-desist letter on June 9, the day the shop opened , from the office park's property managers, the Stony Brook Technology Association and Ronkonkoma-bas

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