NY taps medical marijuana shops to sell pot to public as farmers fume at slow rollout

 NY taps medical marijuana shops to sell pot to public as farmers fume at slow rollout

Critics said the action is too little, too late, with an estimated 1,500 illegal operators taking over the New York City market.

Regulators approved new rules Thursday allowing existing medical cannabis stores to sell pot to the public as upstate farmers fumed about a rocky rollout of the legal weed program.
Critics said the …