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eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID — North Elba Town Council members are mixed on whether to opt out of allowing marijuana sales. “My personal opinion on marijuana and drugs is I’d do anything to keep it out,” town Supervisor Jay Rand told the Lake Placid News on Monday, April 12. Rand said he’s against the sale of marijuana in the town right now; however, as the board discusses it in the future, he is not ruling out changing his mind. He said having marijuana for sale on Main Street, Lake Placid, would be “a tough pill” for him to swallow.

Staff Writers Cannabis bud (Photo provided via Wikimedia Commons) Lake Placid officials are mixed on whether to opt out of allowing the sale of marijuana in their village. In Tupper Lake and Saranac Lake, boards have not discussed the topic yet, but mayors say they do not expect to opt out. A new state law legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 years old and over includes a provision that allows towns, villages and cities to ban dispensaries, decline to offer on-site consumption licenses to businesses and even impose civil fines for violations, although consumption of cannabis will...

eizzo@adirondackdailyenterprise.com LAKE PLACID — On the topic of whether to opt-out of allowing the sale of marijuana in Lake Placid, village officials are mixed. The new state law legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 years old and over includes a provision that allows towns, villages and cities to ban dispensaries, decline to offer on-site consumption licenses to businesses and impose civil fines for violations, although consumption of cannabis will still be legal. “We have not had a public discussion yet,” Mayor Art Devlin said Monday, April 5, when asked about the top...

aflynn@lakeplacidnews.com LAKE PLACID — The village of Lake Placid is seeking public input on its draft of the police reform policies it must send to the state of New York by April 1. On Thursday, March 11, the village posted a draft of its New York State Police Reform and Reinvention Collaborative document on its website. It was prepared by Olio Consulting of Ballston Spa. In an effort to modernize policing in the state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order 203 on June 12, 2020. It requires local law enforcement agencies to review their use of force policies and develop plans to imp...