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After another tense public hearing where more than 20 residents spoke, the Skaneateles Town Board voted Monday to "opt out" of marijuana consumption sites, but not dispensaries.
The town and village of Skaneateles will each hear from the public one more time before making their decisions about "opting out" of parts of the state's new marijuana law
CNY towns, villages, cities will have to decide: Should we ban retail marijuana sales? Updated Apr 12, 2021; Facebook Share “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,...