[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Thomaston as indicated in article histories. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Adopted 11-16-2021 by L.L. No. 6-2021]
It is the policy and intent of the Village of Thomaston ("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 article, 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 article is enacted pursuant to New York Cannabis Law § 131,
which grants authority to the Village to opt out of, 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 article is intended to exercise the said authority
of the Village to the maximum permissible extent.
A.
To the fullest
extent permitted by law, the Village of Thomaston hereby opts out
of licensing and establishing cannabis retail dispensaries and/or
cannabis on-site consumption establishments within the Village of
Thomaston.
B.
On and after
the effective date of this section, no governmental agency shall approve
or issue any license or other authority to permit, establish or operate
any cannabis retail dispensary and/or cannabis on- site consumption
establishment within the Village of Thomaston.
C.
No property
or premises in the Village may be operated or used, in whole or in
part, for a cannabis retail dispensary and/or cannabis on-site consumption
establishment, as those terms are defined in the New York Cannabis
Law.
