Business
Cannabis law change clarifies buffer measurements near schools, houses of worship
A new law sets a door-to-door standard for measuring minimum distances required near schools, houses of worship.
Government
Riverhead and two other towns sue state over cannabis rules and local control
Riverhead, Southampton and Brookhaven sued New York, saying state cannabis regulators are illegally overriding local control over where retail marijuana shops can locate.
Government
Riverhead’s key cannabis code restrictions are pre-empted by state law, a Suffolk judge and state regulators agree
The town's cannabis code goes beyond the permissible restrictions allowed by the State Cannabis Law. A Suffolk judge ruled the code provisions void, and a state board separately reached the same conclusion. Riverhead plans to sue — joined by the Town of Southampton.
