Veterans’ lawsuit shuts down New York pot industry on argument that only drug convicts are getting licenses

 Veterans’ lawsuit shuts down New York pot industry on argument that only drug convicts are getting licenses

Unlicensed sellers have flooded in to New York City especially amid a slow rollout of licenses to sell recreational marijuana.

A New York judge has temporarily blocked the state from issuing retail marijuana licenses after a lawsuit from four veterans who argue that regulators are wrongly prioritizing applicants with drug co…