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A federal judge denied motions to drop an injunction that bars New York from issuing conditional dispensary licenses in five regions, extending uncertainty surrounding the program in particular, and state cannabis markets in general.

The Tuesday decision is the latest action in a lawsuit filed against the state by Variscite NY One, a Michigan company which alleges New York’s Conditional Adult-Use Retail Dispensary (CAURD) license requirements discriminate against out-of-state cannabis operators in violation of the federal legal theory called the Dormant Commerce Clause.

In his decision on the state’s motion to dismiss the case – or at least narrow the enjoinment to a smaller geographic area – U.S. District Judge Gary Sharpe wrote the state didn’t meet standards to reverse or mitigate any part of his November decision.

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