Ramapo, NY Cannabis Regulations: Dispensary Zoning (2026)
Key Facts
- Adopted
- 11-10-2021, L.L. No. 2-2021
- Authority
- Cannabis Law § 131
- Covers
- Retail dispensaries and on-site consumption sites
- Referendum
- Permissive; no valid petition filed
- Effect
- State board asked to withhold such licenses
Summary
Ramapo's Town Board formally opted out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption sites anywhere within the Town's jurisdiction, adopting Local Law No. 2-2021 under the authority of Cannabis Law § 131. No valid referendum petition was ever filed against it.
It is the intent of this article to opt out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption sites in the Town of Ramapo that would otherwise be allowed under Article 4 of the Cannabis Law. ... The Town Board of the Town of Ramapo hereby opts out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption sites from being established and operated within the Town's jurisdiction.
Full Breakdown
Chapter 117, Article I was adopted November 10, 2021 by Local Law No. 2-2021. ' Section 117-2 grounds that choice in Cannabis Law § 131, which lets a Town Board adopt a local law asking the state Cannabis Control Board to prohibit retail dispensary and on-site consumption licenses within its jurisdiction, and notes the local law is subject to permissive referendum. ' Section 117-5 confirms the law was subject to a permissive referendum under Cannabis Law § 131 and Municipal Home Rule Law § 24, and an editor's note records that no valid petition for a referendum was ever filed, so the opt-out took effect and stands. A severability clause in § 117-4 preserves the rest of the article if any part is struck down by a court.
Violations & Fines
The article itself does not set local fines; instead it operates by requesting the state Cannabis Control Board to withhold retail dispensary and on-site consumption licenses from Ramapo altogether, so an operator cannot lawfully obtain such a license for a location within the Town's jurisdiction in the first place.
Frequently Asked Questions
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