Cannabis Vendors in Limbo as Judge Halts N.Y. License Program

The state made convicted weed dealers the first legal sellers. Those left out sued, and a judge paused the program. State inspectors visiting a storefront in the Bronx on a recent Thursday were so certain the owners would be cleared in a few days to open a cannabis dispensary that they handed them a window sticker announcing in bold blue letters that the business was “LICENSED.” The owners, Deniz and Levent Ozkurt, who are cousins,…