ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — A New York court ordered state cannabis regulators to temporarily stop enforcing a stricter interpretation of a rule on how close marijuana dispensaries can be to schools. The ruling lets 152 licensed cannabis businesses and applicants keep using the older "door-to-door" measurement standard until February 15.

The ruling means the Office of Cannabis Management and the state can carry on with a status quo dating back to 2022. The door-to-door standard requires dispensaries to be at least 500 feet away from the nearest entrance to any school located on the same road. They measure to the center of the nearest entrance regularly used by customers, excluding fire and emergency exits, maintenance access, or doors to parts of the building that aren't public.

If the entr

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