Central New York CBD Retailer To Close, Citing State’s Changing Regulations
“They take the profit right out of the company”
Empire CBD, a local hemp-cannabis retailer that once had shops across Central New York, is closing its last outlet.
The Empire CBD at Destiny USA will likely close by the end of April, according to owner Yardley Burgess. Two other shops, at Salmon Run Mall in Watertown and Sangertown Mall in New Hartford, closed earlier this year.
Burgess, who once operated as many as six Empire CBD outlets, said he’s frustrated by continuing changes to the state’s regulations for selling hemp cannabis (not marijuana) products. In particular he cited a regulation that he said would require him to obtain a wholesale license to continue to sell out-of-state CBD products.
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