5 years after New York legalized recreational marijuana, thousands of applicants are still waiting to open shop

It's been five years since New York legalized recreational marijuana.

The state's industry has generated billions of dollars in sales, but there is still a backlog of thousands of applicants who have been waiting years for approval to open shop.

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