[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Village
of Buchanan 12-7-2021 by L.L. No. 2-2022. Amendments noted where applicable.]
It is the intent of this chapter that the Village of Buchanan
opt out of having retail cannabis dispensaries and on-site cannabis
consumption establishments licensed to operate or established within
the Village of Buchanan.
This chapter is adopted pursuant to New York Cannabis Law § 131,
which expressly authorizes villages to opt-out of allowing retail
cannabis dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption establishments
to be licensed or established within their boundaries.
A.
The Board
of Trustees of the Village of Buchanan, 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 Buchanan, Westchester County, New York.
B.
Pursuant
to the New York Cannabis Law § 131, the Village of Buchanan
hereby requests the Cannabis Control Board to prohibit the establishment
of retail dispensary licenses and on-site consumption licenses contained
in Article Four of the New York State Cannabis Law (Chapter 7-A of
the Consolidated Laws) within the jurisdiction of the Village of Buchanan,
Westchester County, New York.
