Cannabis Regulations in North Hempstead, NY (2026)
2 verified cannabis regulations for North Hempstead, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Dispensary Zoning
North Hempstead's Town Board voted under Town Code § 11A-3 to opt out of allowing retail cannabis dispensaries and on-site consumption sites under the state's Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. Adopted December 16, 2021, the local law blocks both license types anywhere within town jurisdiction under Cannabis Law § 131.
North Hempstead Bans Retail Cannabis Dispensaries
Heavy RestrictionsNorth Hempstead Code § 11A-3
§ 11A-3. Local opt-out. The Town Board of the Town of North Hempstead hereby opts out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption sites from being established and operated within the jurisdiction of the Town.
Buffer Zones
North Hempstead bans recreational marijuana retail stores, dispensaries and on-site consumption sites Townwide, and confines the two medical marijuana dispensaries it allows to keep at least 1,000 feet from any school, day-care center, park or place of worship, and 500 feet from residentially zoned land.
North Hempstead Marijuana Dispensary Buffers
Heavy RestrictionsNorth Hempstead Code § 70-201.12
D. Prohibited locations. (1) A medical marijuana dispensary may not be located within 1,000 feet of any of the following: (a) A school; or (b) A child day-care center; or (c) A park; or (d) A place of worship, regardless of denomination. (2) A medical marijuana dispensary may not be located within 500 feet of a Town of North Hempstead zoning district permitting any residential use... (4) The re...
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