Gov. Kathy Hochul requested the resignation of the state’s top cannabis official on Monday after the case against a Lindenhurst-based cannabis distributor was withdrawn on the eve of its administrative trial.

Hochul accepted the resignation of Felicia A.B. Reid, the head of the Office of Cannabis Management, effective immediately, her office said in a statement.

"Too often, the Office of Cannabis Management has stood in the way of the market realizing its potential, including most recently in the case of a pending compliance action that it has had to withdraw," Hochul's statement said. "As a result, I directed my office to take action, including requesting the resignation of the Acting Executive Director. That resignation has been accepted and is effective immediately."

The resignatio

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