6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 4 cities in Westchester County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
NY MRTA allows adults 21+ to grow up to 3 mature and 3 immature cannabis plants per person (max 6 mature, 6 immature per household). Statewide; Westchester County cannot restrict.
NY MRTA legalized adult-use cannabis. Each Westchester municipality could opt out by Dec 31, 2021. Westchester County cannot override municipal opt-outs; dispensary zoning is purely local.
New York Cannabis Law and OCM regulations impose minimum buffer distances between licensed adult-use cannabis retailers and schools, houses of worship, and other dispensaries; Westchester municipalities can add stricter local zoning overlays.
New York Office of Cannabis Management licenses adult-use cannabis delivery; Westchester County did not opt out, so OCM-licensed delivery operators may serve any municipality that did not separately opt out of retail.
New York Cannabis Law allows adults age 21 or older to grow up to three mature and three immature cannabis plants at home, capped at twelve plants total per household, in any Westchester municipality.
4 cities in Westchester County have their own cannabis regulations rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
2 verified rules β’ Dispensary Zoning, Home Cultivation
2 verified rules β’ Dispensary Zoning, Home Cultivation
2 verified rules β’ Dispensary Zoning, Home Cultivation
2 verified rules β’ Dispensary Zoning, Home Cultivation
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Social Equity Licensing
New York Office of Cannabis Management gives licensing priority to social and economic equity applicants including justice-involved individuals, minority and women-owned businesses, distressed farmers, and service-disabled veterans operating in Westchester.
CAURD and equity priority for OCM cannabis licenses
Few Restrictions