It is the policy and intent of the Village of Westhampton Beach
(Village) to prohibit the licensing and establishment of retail cannabis
dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments within
the Village. By the enactment of this chapter, the Board of Trustees
is exercising its authority to request, and is requesting, the New
York State Cannabis Control Board to prohibit the establishment within
the Village of such retail dispensary licenses and/or on-site consumption
licenses otherwise authorized pursuant to Article 4 of the New York
Cannabis Law.
This chapter is enacted pursuant to New York Cannabis Law § 131,
which grants authority to the Village to opt out, and thereby prohibit,
the issuance of licenses for, and the operation of, retail cannabis
dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption establishments in
the Village. This chapter is intended to exercise the said authority
of the Village to the maximum permissible extent.