New York A 6967: Prohibits cannabis storefronts from being located within a certain distance from any town, city or village which has opted out of permitting the sale of cannabis

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A06967 Summary:

BILL NOA06967 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05637

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COSPNSRAngelino

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Amd §§72 & 77, Cannabis L

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Prohibits cannabis storefronts from being located within a quarter mile from any town, city or village which has opted out of permitting the sale of cannabis.

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BILL NOA06967 

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03/18/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6967

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 March 18, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. RA -- read once and referred to the Committee on
 Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to prohibiting cannabis
 storefronts from being located within a certain distance from any
 town, city or village which has opted out of permitting the sale of
 cannabis

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

 1 Section 1. Section 72 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 3 7. No cannabis retail licensee shall locate a storefront within a
 4 quarter mile of any town, city or village which has adopted a local law
 5 requesting the cannabis control board to prohibit the establishment of
 6 retail dispensary licenses and/or on-site consumption licenses within
 7 the jurisdiction of such town, city or village.
 8 § 2. Section 77 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 9 vision 4-a to read as follows:
 10 4-a. No applicant shall be granted an adult-use on-site consumption
 11 license for any premises located within a quarter mile of any town, city
 12 or village which has adopted a local law requesting the cannabis control
 13 board to prohibit the establishment of retail dispensary licenses and/or
 14 on-site consumption licenses within the jurisdiction of such town, city
 15 or village.
 16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10375-01-5

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