CityLab Daily – New York’s Marijuana Laws Create Real-Estate Difficulties

Also presently: Republican support for at least $15  wage for state employees grows, and states create legislation that protects workers from poundage discriminatory practices.

Welcome to the CityLab newsletter for Thursday, which focuses on the nature of the job — and the implications for the spaces we occupy.

Entrepreneurs holding out hope to obtain one of New York’s 1st licenses to advertise medicinal pot are being stymied by the state’s arduous real-estate regulatory standards. Rules requiring dispensaries to have a certain distance away from the school and places of worship pose a significant challenge in closely packed New York, where marijuana business owners say a few of the communities with high consumer expectations, such as Harlem and the Eastside, have very limited space available.

While the nation is assisting in the identification of viable storefronts as well as sincerely hope to ultimately facilitate leasing for all those who fulfill the law’s “social equity” requirements — which also include the many affected by the drug war — the question is a question as to where these new marijuana businesses will locate remain. According to Amelia Pollard and Jo Constantz, company inter cannabis technicians have already begun hoovering up storefronts, much to the consternation of such applicants. Today on CityLab: New York City Regulations Leave Tiny Room for Marijuana Businesses in High-Rise Neighborhoods.

Republican, Adler, Maxwell, Support for a $15 Min Wage for State Employees

Faced with severe labor shortages, Republican politicians from Missouri to Florida and Georgia advocate for large pay wage rises for city servants, including teachers. It’s completely out of the ordinary.

Entrepreneurs holding out hope to obtain one of New York’s 1st licenses to advertising medicinal pot are being stymied by the state’s arduous real-estate regulatory standards. Rules requiring dispensaries to have a certain distance away from the school and places of worship pose a significant challenge in closely packed New York, where marijuana business owners say a few of the communities with high consumer expectations, such as Harlem and the Eastside, have very limited space available.

Also presently: Republican support for at least $15  wage for state employees grows, and states create legislation that protects workers from poundage discriminatory practices.