[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Green Island as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
[Adopted 12-20-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2022]
It is the intent of this article to opt the Village of Green
Island out of hosting on-site cannabis consumption establishments
within its boundaries.
This article is adopted pursuant to the terms of the Marijuana
Regulation and Taxation Act and specifically Cannabis Law § 131,
which expressly authorizes cities, towns and villages to opt out of
allowing retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption
establishments to locate and operate within their boundaries.
The Village Board of Trustees of the Village of Green Island,
County of Albany, hereby opts out of licensing and establishing cannabis
on-site consumption establishments within its boundaries.
If a court determines that any clause, sentence, paragraph,
subdivision or part of this article or the application thereof to
any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance is invalid or unconstitutional,
the court's order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate
the remainder of this article, but shall be confined in its operation
to the clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this article
or in its application to the person, individual, firm or corporation
or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such
judgment or order shall be rendered.
This article shall take effect immediately upon filing with
the Secretary of State. Pursuant to the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation
Act and Cannabis Law § 131, this article 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 a referendum has been conducted approving this article.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: No valid petition for referendum was filed.
