[Adopted 10-20-2021 by L.L. No. 5-2021]
It is the intent of this article to opt the Town of Wilson out
of hosting retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption
establishments within its boundaries.
This article is adopted pursuant to Cannabis Law § 131,
which expressly authorizes towns, cities and villages to opt out of
allowing cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis consumption
establishments to locate and operate within their boundaries.
The Town Board of the Town of Wilson, County of Niagara, hereby
opts out of allowing retail cannabis dispensaries and/or on-site cannabis
consumption establishments from locating and operating within the
boundaries of the Town of Wilson.
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 Cannabis Law § 131,
this article is subject to 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.