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New York cannabis dispensaries are suing the state after officials admitted to misinterpreting the 500-foot minimum distance rule between dispensaries and schools.

152 dispensaries, including some already open and operating, are affected by the state's corrected interpretation of the law.

New York plans to introduce legislation to grandfather in the affected businesses, but dispensary owners are taking legal action to protect their investments.

New York cannabis stores mistakenly allowed to open too close to schools are suing to make sure they don't lose their licenses due to the state's legal error.

State officials announced the flub last month , saying they realized while reviewing their rules that they had misinterpreted how to measure the 500-foot minimum dis

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