The People’s Joint Cannabis Dispensary on Saturday on State Street in Schenectady. Danny Taylor, the store owner, is about to celebrate his first anniversary in business next month. He was among the dozens of shop owners who received notices recently that their stores are located too close to a school.

The People’s Joint Cannabis Dispensary on Saturday on State Street in Schenectady. The People's Joint has been told it is too close to a school and may have to move, putting Danny Taylor's $1.5 million investment in jeopardy. More than 150 cannabis dispensaries statewide could be forced to move if the law isn't changed.

The People’s Joint Cannabis Dispensary on Saturday on State Street in Schenectady.

The People’s Joint Cannabis Dispensary on Saturday on State Street in Schenectady.

Exterior of The People’s Joint cannabis dispensary at 501 State St. on Wednesday in Schenectady. Danny Taylor, the store owner, is about to celebrate his first anniversary in business next month. He was among the dozens of shop owners who received notices recently that their stores are located too close to a school.

Exterior of The People’s Joint cannabis dispensary at 501 State St. on Wednesday in Schenectady.

SCHENECTADY — Danny Taylor left a job he loved and gambled on a mid-life career change that promised the independence of owning a business.

The former general manager of the Palace Theatre in Albany opened The People's Joint, a cannabis shop in a newly built building in downtown Schenectady. The business at 501 State St. is marking its first anniversary this month.

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Alas, the letter that recently arrived from the state's Office of Cannabis Management didn't congratulate Taylor on the achievement. It informed him that The People's Joint is among the New........

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