Cannabis Regulations in New York (2026)
35 rules on the books across New York, 22 cities and counties. Select a rule to read the full details.
Severity: Few Restrictions · Light Restrictions · Some Restrictions · Significant Restrictions · Heavy Restrictions
Home Cultivation
Rules for growing cannabis plants at home, including plant count limits, indoor vs. outdoor growing, and visibility and odor requirements.
New York: statewide
StatewideFew RestrictionsNew York law lets adults 21 and over grow cannabis at home and preempts municipalities from prohibiting it, setting…
Read full rule →Huntington
Heavy RestrictionsHuntington's zoning code makes it illegal to grow cannabis anywhere in town, home gardens included. Town Code Section…
Read full rule →Dispensary Zoning
Where cannabis businesses may locate, the zones that allow retail, the buffer distances from schools and parks, and the cities that ban commercial cannabis activity entirely.
New York: statewide
StatewideSome RestrictionsNew York Cannabis Law allowed municipalities a one-time opt-out window before December 31 2021, after which the Office…
Read full rule →Clarkstown
Heavy RestrictionsClarkstown has opted out of the MRTA statewide licensing scheme entirely: Town Code § 93-16 bars any adult-use cannabis…
Read full rule →Glen Cove
Heavy RestrictionsGlen Cove opted out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site consumption sites entirely. City Code Chapter…
Read full rule →Greece
Heavy RestrictionsThe Town of Greece has opted entirely out of the state's cannabis retail market: no cannabis retail dispensary and no…
Read full rule →Hempstead
Heavy RestrictionsThe Town of Hempstead opted out of allowing adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site consumption sites under…
Read full rule →Huntington
Heavy RestrictionsThe Town of Huntington opted out entirely of cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site consumption sites under Local Law…
Read full rule →North Hempstead
Heavy RestrictionsNorth Hempstead's Town Board voted under Town Code § 11A-3 to opt out of allowing retail cannabis dispensaries and…
Read full rule →Oneida
Heavy RestrictionsThe City of Oneida, Madison County, New York, affirmatively opted out of hosting retail cannabis dispensaries and…
Read full rule →Oyster Bay
Heavy RestrictionsUnder Local Law 1-2022, the Town Board formally opted the unincorporated areas of Oyster Bay out of hosting…
Read full rule →Ramapo
Heavy RestrictionsRamapo's Town Board formally opted out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site cannabis consumption sites…
Read full rule →Smithtown
Heavy RestrictionsSmithtown formally opted out of allowing cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site consumption sites anywhere in the…
Read full rule →Babylon
Significant RestrictionsThe Town of Babylon confines cannabis microbusinesses, on-site consumption sites, and retail dispensaries to industrial…
Read full rule →Brookhaven
Significant RestrictionsBrookhaven did not opt out of retail cannabis: § 85-564 lists a cannabis retail sales establishment and a cannabis…
Read full rule →Buffalo
Significant RestrictionsBuffalo permits licensed adult-use cannabis dispensaries only where the Green Code zoning allows retail: either…
Read full rule →Cheektowaga
Significant RestrictionsCheektowaga requires every cannabis retail dispensary and on-site consumption business to obtain a Town special use…
Read full rule →Greenburgh
Significant RestrictionsGreenburgh Code § 335-1 opts the Town out of allowing on-site cannabis consumption sites, licensed lounges where…
Read full rule →Syracuse
Significant RestrictionsSyracuse folds adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site consumption establishments into its citywide Business…
Read full rule →Albany
Some RestrictionsAlbany treats cannabis dispensaries as a retail use permitted or conditionally permitted across most zoning districts…
Read full rule →Islip
Some RestrictionsIslip confines state-licensed cannabis cultivation, processing and distribution facilities to the Industrial One and…
Read full rule →Mount Vernon
Some RestrictionsMount Vernon opted in to allow licensed adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries and consumption sites, confining them to…
Read full rule →New Rochelle
Some RestrictionsNew Rochelle opted in to retail cannabis and zones Adult-Use Cannabis Retail Dispensaries as a permitted principal use…
Read full rule →Rochester
Some RestrictionsRochester's zoning code treats state-licensed adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries as an allowed use citywide rather…
Read full rule →Colonie
Light RestrictionsColonie's Local Law No. 5-2021 opts the Town out of on-site cannabis consumption establishments, but the same chapter…
Read full rule →Buffer Zones
Required minimum distances between cannabis retailers and sensitive uses (schools, parks, day-cares), and between cannabis retailers themselves.
North Hempstead
Heavy RestrictionsNorth Hempstead bans recreational marijuana retail stores, dispensaries and on-site consumption sites Townwide, and…
Read full rule →Babylon
Significant RestrictionsTown of Babylon Code § 213-166.3 keeps cannabis microbusinesses, on-site consumption sites and retail dispensaries at…
Read full rule →Brookhaven
Significant RestrictionsCannabis retail sales establishments and cannabis indoor smoking establishments need a Board of Appeals special permit…
Read full rule →Cheektowaga
Significant RestrictionsCheektowaga bars cannabis establishments within 1,000 feet, on the same road, of a house of worship, school, or public…
Read full rule →Mount Vernon
Significant RestrictionsMount Vernon bars a new cannabis dispensary or consumption site from opening within 1,000 feet of another one, or…
Read full rule →Islip
Some RestrictionsA licensed cannabis cultivation, processing or distribution premises in Islip must sit at least 1,000 feet from any…
Read full rule →Cannabis Delivery Rules
Rules governing cannabis delivery, whether home delivery is permitted, vehicle requirements, and how cities can regulate or ban delivery services.
Babylon
Some RestrictionsThe Town of Babylon, Suffolk County treats any site used for cannabis delivery as a retail dispensary under Town Code…
Read full rule →Islip
Few RestrictionsIslip opted out of cannabis retail dispensaries and on-site consumption sites in 2021, but Town Code § 8-8 makes clear…
Read full rule →Personal Cultivation Limits
Maximum number of plants residents may grow at home for personal use, indoor-vs-outdoor rules, and visibility/odor mitigation requirements.
Social Equity Licensing
Programs that prioritize cannabis licensing for residents harmed by the war on drugs, including LA's Social Equity Program tiers and qualification rules.
Rochester
Light RestrictionsRochester's business-permit chapter bars the Commissioner from denying a permit to an adult-use cannabis retail…
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