New York A 10810: Prohibits adult-use cannabis dispensaries from being located within a certain distance of the property boundary of a public school, public park, or beach

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A10810 Summary:

BILL NOA10810 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORNorber

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §72, Cannabis L

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Prohibits adult-use cannabis dispensaries from being located within one thousand feet from the property boundary of a public school, public park, or beach.

Go to top A10810 Actions:

BILL NOA10810 

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04/01/2026referred to economic development

05/19/2026held for consideration in economic development

Go to topA10810 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Chair:Stirpe 
DATE:05/19/2026AYE/NAY:14/10 Action: Held for Consideration StirpeAyeFriendNay

MagnarelliAyeMorinelloNay

LupardoAyeLemondesNay

HyndmanAyeBrownNay

SternNayBeephanNay

TapiaAyePirozzoloNay

LucasNayBrook-KrasnyNay

CunninghamAyeBolognaNay

SimoneAye

ZaccaroAye

DaisAye

GriffinAye

TorresAye

HooksAye

LasherAbsent

KayAye

WrightExcused

KassayAye

Go to topA10810 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA10810 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10810

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. NORBER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to prohibiting adult-use
 cannabis dispensaries from being located within a certain distance of
 the property boundary of a public school, public park, or beach

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 72 of the cannabis law is amended
 2 by adding a new paragraph (a-1) to read as follows:
 3 (a-1) (i) No premises with a license issued pursuant to this section,
 4 or section sixty-eight-a of this article, or section seventy-three of
 5 this article that allows for the retail sale of adult-use cannabis,
 6 shall be located within one thousand feet of the property boundary of
 7 any public school, public park, or public beach.
 8 (ii) For purposes of this paragraph, distance shall be measured in a
 9 straight line from the center of the nearest entrance of the premises
 10 sought to be licensed to the nearest point of the property boundary of
 11 such public school, public park, or public beach, without regard to
 12 intervening buildings, structures, or zoning district lines.
 13 (iii) For purposes of this paragraph:
 14 (1) "Public school" shall mean any elementary or secondary school
 15 operated by a school district or other public entity of the state.
 16 (2) "Public park" shall mean any park, playground, recreation area, or
 17 similar facility owned, leased or operated by the state or any political
 18 subdivision thereof and designated or used primarily for public recre-
 19 ation.
 20 (3) "Public beach" shall mean any bathing beach, shoreline, or water-
 21 front area owned, leased or operated by the state or any political
 22 subdivision thereof and designated or regularly used for public bathing,
 23 swimming, or waterfront recreation.
 24 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15285-01-6

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