The state selected the recipients from a pool of 903 applicants; most had been convicted of cannabis-related offenses or were related to those who had.
New York awarded licenses to 28 entrepreneurs to open the state’s first cannabis retail dispensaries, giving 19 to individuals of racial and ethnic minority groups — a crucial step after legalizing recreational marijuana use last year.
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