New York A 9282: Relates to prohibiting the location of cannabis retail locations within two hundred feet of an addiction treatment center

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A09282 Summary:

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Prohibits the location of cannabis retail locations within two hundred feet of an addiction treatment center; defines addiction treatment center.

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11/21/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 9282

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 November 21, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. KASSAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to prohibiting the
 location of cannabis retail locations within two hundred feet of an
 addiction treatment center

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

 1 Section 1. Section 3 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 56 to read as follows:
 3 56. "Addiction treatment center" shall mean a facility or program that
 4 is: (a) licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the office of
 5 addiction services and supports to provide clinical treatment, rehabili-
 6 tation, or recovery services to individuals with a substance use disor-
 7 der, gambling disorder or other addictive condition; or (b) operated
 8 pursuant to the mental hygiene law for the treatment of individuals with
 9 mental illness or chemical dependence, including residential, inpatient,
 10 outpatient, or medically supervised withdrawal services. For the
 11 purposes of this subdivision, "addiction treatment center" shall not
 12 include peer support meetings, mutual aid groups, or other non-clinical
 13 gatherings not licensed or certified to provide addiction or mental
 14 health treatment services under state law.
 15 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 72 of the cannabis law is amended to
 16 read as follows:
 17 6. No cannabis retail licensee shall locate a storefront within five
 18 hundred feet of a school grounds as such term is defined in the educa-
 19 tion law or within two hundred feet of a house of worship or an
 20 addiction treatment center as defined in section three of this chapter.
 21 § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 77 of the cannabis law is amended to
 22 read as follows:
 23 4. No applicant shall be granted an adult-use on-site consumption
 24 license for any premises within five hundred feet of school grounds as

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14054-01-5

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 1 such term is defined in the education law or two hundred feet from a
 2 house of worship or an addiction treatment center as defined in section
 3 three of this chapter.
 4 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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