New York hemp retailers file lawsuit against state regulator, NYC sheriff

Three licensed hemp retailers in New York filed a lawsuit in which they claim their constitutional rights are being violated in the wake of several raids against licensed operators.

According to the Times Union, the suit was filed late Monday in state Supreme Court in Albany against the Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) and the New York City Sheriff’s Office.

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The OCM is the state’s chief cannabis regulator.

The Sheriff’s Office is leading the regulatory inspections that hemp store owners and their attorneys have described as “military-style raids.”

The plaintiffs include:

Smoke N Save in Saratoga Springs. Two Strains in Queensbury. Breckenridge in Manhattan.

According to claims from hemp businesses and attorneys, hundreds of hemp shops have been raided or closed since New

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