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Supporters, opponents clash over Riverhead’s proposed cannabis moratorium
Supporters and opponents of cannabis businesses clashed at a public hearing Tuesday night on a proposed year-long pause on new dispensaries in Riverhead Town.
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Riverhead considers one-year moratorium on cannabis dispensaries following court ruling
The Riverhead Town Board will consider a year-long moratorium on dispensaries in a bid to halt their development after a State Supreme Court judge ruled key aspects of the town’s cannabis zoning law invalid last week.
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Judge strikes down Riverhead cannabis zoning limits, clears way for Ostrander Ave. dispensary
A Suffolk County Supreme Court judge last week struck down three key provisions of Riverhead Town’s cannabis zoning code — clearing the way for a dispensary in the long-vacant former bank building at 1201 Ostrander Avenue.
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Planet Nugg owner to open Aquebogue’s first cannabis dispensary
The owner of Planet Nugg, a dispensary based in Farmingdale, is opening a second location at 720 Main Road in Aquebogue.
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Riverhead Town sued after zoning board of appeals rejects plan for cannabis dispensary at former bank building
A retail cannabis business Riverhead Town officials have so far prevented from opening in a former bank building on Ostrander Avenue is asking a court to exempt the property from the town’s restrictive marijuana zoning code.
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Riverhead Zoning Board nixes cannabis shop in former bank building on Ostrander Avenue
The Riverhead Zoning Board of Appeals last night denied a variance to allow a retail cannabis dispensary at a former bank site on Ostrander Avenue.
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Marijuana ‘superstore’ opens in Riverhead
Strain Stars, a 14,000-square-foot cannabis dispensary, touted by its owners as a “superstore” and the largest in the state, celebrated its grand opening in Riverhead yesterday.
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UPDATE: Grand opening of Riverhead’s first recreational cannabis dispensary is postponed
The grand opening of Strain Stars has been postponed to a date in early December, a company spokesperson said in an email late Wednesday afternoon.
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Riverhead Town’s first two recreational pot shops look to open this fall in Calverton and Riverhead
Riverhead Town’s first recreational marijuana dispensaries hope to open this fall. Strain Stars will open on the corner of Route 58 and Kroemer Avenue, while Beleaf is setting up shop in the Calverton Commons on Middle Country Road.
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Company eyeing Riverhead for pot shop asks state to decide if town’s cannabis rules are legal
A business looking to open a marijuana shop in Riverhead believes the town law regulating the locations of dispensaries is overly restrictive and has asked state regulators to decide whether it complies with the state cannabis law.
