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Oops: New York realizes it measured incorrectly when putting weed shops next to schools and 100 dispensaries are in limb

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August 14, 2025

[#item_full_content] The news was like dropping “a grenade in the laps” of business owners, said Osbert Orduña, who owns The Cannabis Place, now deemed to be too close to a nearby preschool. Oops: New York realizes it measured incorrectly when putting weed shops next to schools and 100 dispensaries are in limb Read More

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