Editor's Note: Section 3 of this local law states that this
local law is subject to a permissive referendum and thus may not be
filed with the Secretary of State until the applicable time period
has elapsed to file a petition or, if a petition has been filed, a
referendum has been conducted approving this local law. No valid petition
was filed.
Section 131 of the Cannabis Law of the State of New York provides
that "[t]he licensure and establishment of a retail dispensary license
and/or on-site consumption license under the provisions of article
four of this chapter authorizing the retail sale of adult-use cannabis
to cannabis consumers shall not be applicable to a town, city or village
which, after the effective date of this chapter, and, on or before
the later of December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-one or nine
months after the effective date of this section, adopts a local law,
subject to permissive referendum governed by section 24 of the municipal
home rule law, requesting the cannabis control board to prohibit the
establishment of such retail dispensary licenses and/or on-site consumption
licenses contained in article four of this chapter, within the jurisdiction
of the town, city or village."
The Village of Mamaroneck has not yet undertaken, nor could
it complete, a comprehensive study of the pros and cons of allowing
cannabis outlets within the Village prior to December 31, 2021;
New York State law specifically provides that a municipality
may revisit these issues at any time after it has requested that the
Cannabis Control Board of the State of New York prohibit the establishment
of cannabis retail dispensary licenses and on-site consumption licenses
from operating within a municipality under Article 4 of the Cannabis
Law; and
It is prudent and appropriate for the Board of Trustees to take
this matter under serious consideration and act in the best interest
of the Village of Mamaroneck, knowing that after all the issues are
analyzed and addressed the Board of Trustees may vote to allow cannabis
retail dispensaries and on-site consumption establishments to operate
within the Village of Mamaroneck in the future.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Mamaroneck, County of Westchester,
hereby opts out of having retail cannabis dispensaries and on-site
cannabis consumption establishments licensed or established within
the boundaries of the Village of Mamaroneck, Westchester County, New
York.
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Mamaroneck, County of Westchester,
requests that the Cannabis Control Board of the State of New York
prohibit the establishment of cannabis retail dispensary licenses
and on-site consumption licenses under Article 4 of the Cannabis Law
within the Village of Mamaroneck.