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PatrickMaloney1 t1_iwyv8fm wrote

After reading this article and another NYTimes article about this a few weeks ago I do think it sounds like this guy is engaging in some kind of litigation lotto in order to gain a foothold in the market, but good faith or not, the case raises a legitimate question about our cannabis licensing. If the intended goal of New York State’s licensing program is a restorative justice measure for individuals and families impacted by the war on drugs, why limit the scope to just NY? What purpose does that serve?

I say this every time this topic comes up but as someone who actually still naively believes in restorative justice, you can’t rely on capitalism to provide it.

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Character_Mall_1966 OP t1_iwyws7k wrote

The purpose has been expressed by OCM a few times

NY state punished weed at higher rate than any place in the world.

This process is open to people from anywhere as long as they were prosecuted by NY state. A New Yorker with a fed charge or a Ny resident with an nj charge can’t apply.

A man from atlanta who go popped in NY can apply. As well as any family members I believe.

That is a huge pool of people. Michigan and cali are way better shots at getting licensed if that was the real goal.

If you qualify for that basic requirement there’s still huge barriers of running a stable business for years. It’s a specific window this person knew they didn’t qualify for.

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