The Daily Dirt: Half-baked bureaucracy at state cannabis agency

It’s a strange day when a state agency proposes a court order restricting itself.  But that’s exactly what’s happened at the Office of Cannabis Management, in a situation that lays bare the mismanagement and ineptitude at the heart of New York’s dispensary rollout.  New Yorkers often complain about bureaucratic incompetence, but OCM seems to have other agencies beat.  In its most recent scandal, the office came out and said it had been enforcing the law incorrectly. As a result, 152 planned or approved cannabis dispensaries may have to close or relocate. Eighty-four percent of those are in New York City.  […] This article originally appeared on The Real Deal. Click here to read the full story.