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Riverhead considers one-year moratorium on cannabis dispensaries following court ruling

by Aug 5, 2025
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.

Riverhead Town sued after zoning board of appeals rejects plan for cannabis dispensary at former bank building

by Mar 14, 2025
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.