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CNY towns, villages, cities will have to decide: Should we ban retail marijuana sales?
Updated Apr 12, 2021;
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“This is big,” said DeWitt Town Supervisor Ed Michalenko. “It’s not something to be taken lightly.”
On March 31, New York made recreational marijuana legal. Towns and villages can’t do anything to limit a resident’s right to possess or consume weed.
But lawmakers gave communities a chance to bail out from retail outlets.
Municipalities can pass a local law opting out of allowing pot dispensaries within their boundaries. If a local government does nothing, the community is automatically in.
Any town has to pass that opt-out law by Dec. 31. It can be rescinded by the board at any date, experts say.
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How Will COVID-19 Relief Be Distributed in New York? PUBLISHED 10:03 AM ET Mar. 09, 2021 PUBLISHED March 9, 2021 @10:03 AM
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New York is set to receive both state and local aid in the COVID-19 relief stimulus package set to pass the U.S. House this week.
This bill has massive bipartisan support, as state and local leaders have been calling for direct relief for months.
The state is poised to receive $12.6 billion directly; counties are set to receive $3.9 billion; small cities, towns and villages will receive $825 million; and metro cities will see $6.14 billion.
“Help is on the way,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Monday.