On August 4, a New York legislator introduced legislation to correct dozens of dispensaries found non-compliant by the Office of Cannabis Management. It is not allowed It is not advisable to build too close to school.
State Sen. Luis R. Sepúlveda, D-Bronx, filed Senate Bill S8469 In an effort to amend New York Cannabis law To exempt adult-use dispensaries that were opened prior to July 28, 2025 from the requirement to move based on 500-foot buffer zones around schools.
The bill would grandfather locations that are older than 106 adult-use dispensaries—including 87 in New York City—that were approved in error by the OCM and are now impacted by the office’s Distance correction Released on the 28th of July.
Editorial note: Although the proximity correction of the OCM also impacts two other medical dispensaries (PharmaCann and Etain), the legislation only applies to adult-use retail establishments. Cannabis Business Times reached out to Sepúlveda, asking if this was intentional.
S8469 states the following:
The office will consider any licensee who has an initial adult-use dispensary license that was granted prior to July 28th, 200025, and the location of the business was found to comply with the standards in place at the time. This is regardless of the actual distance between the business and the school boundary.
To be eligible for the discretionary special treatment, a licensee has to meet all other requirements and maintain good standing in the eyes of the state.
This proposal was made after the state regulators for cannabis indicated that they misled retail licensees based upon erroneous measurements of entrance to entry they published in 2020, which were at odds with the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. The OCM, under the distance correction announced last week measures the 500 foot buffer zone in a direct line from the entrance of a dispensary to the closest property line boundary on a school’s grounds.
Officials from the state announced that on July 28, OCM was working closely with Governor. Kathy Hochul’s office, along with Empire State Development, have established a relief fund of $15 million for 44 applicants that are awaiting licensure but must now change their location. The OCM mishap could be covered up to $250,000.
Even though the July 28 location fiasco was a disaster, Cannabis Business Times A lawyer tried 16 months ago to get the OCM on notice.
A lawyer alerted New York regulators in March 2024 of a noncompliant dispensary location.
Sepúlveda’s legislative fix was referred to the Senate Rules Committee. Although New York legislators adjourned their regular session of legislation in June, full-time state lawmakers can convene during a Special Session in the second half of the calendar year.
Both the OCM and Hochul indicated before Sepúlveda introduced S8469 that they supported allowing the open cannabis dispensaries to remain operational in their current locations.
“I don’t think it should be born on the backs of these people—so many of them, their life savings, they’re going to these businesses,” Hochul You can also read about the importance of this in our article Interview with NY1 Spectrum News. They’ve put in a lot of effort to get a license and then occupy a space.
“I have already said that I will be standing up for them. These are entrepreneurs, they’re small business owners—many from communities of color—and this is their shot to have a chance to be successful. Then, we won’t allow anything to happen to them. They’ll be made whole and I will have to return to the Legislature in order to persuade them to change the laws.”
Hochul has the power to call a session special. Some lawmakers in the state have The following is a list of urged Governors should act to mitigate the effects of tax legislation and federal spending signed by Donald Trump in the last few months.
The Office of Cannabis Management, a New York state agency that oversees cannabis dispensaries and other marijuana-related businesses has identified dozens of such non-compliant establishments. It is not allowed It is not advisable to build too close to school.
State Sen. Luis R. Sepúlveda, D-Bronx, filed Senate Bill S8469 In an effort to amend New York Cannabis law To exempt adult-use dispensaries that were opened prior to July 28, 2025 from the requirement to move based on 500-foot buffer zones around schools.
The bill would grandfather locations that are older than 106 adult-use dispensaries—including 87 in New York City—that were approved in error by the OCM and are now impacted by the office’s Distance correction Released on the 28th of July.
Editorial note: Although the proximity correction of the OCM also impacts two other medical dispensaries (PharmaCann and Etain), the legislation only applies to adult-use retail establishments. Cannabis Business Times reached out to Sepúlveda, asking if this was intentional.
S8469 states the following:
The office will consider any licensee who has an initial adult-use dispensary license that was granted prior to July 28th, 200025, and the location of the business was found to comply with the standards in place at the time. This is regardless of the actual distance between the business and the school boundary.
To be eligible for the discretionary special treatment, a licensee has to meet all other requirements and maintain good standing in the eyes of the state.
State cannabis regulators have indicated in 2022 they may have misled retailers based on erroneous measurement of the distance from entrance to entrance that was published. This measure conflicted directly with Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act. The OCM, under the distance correction announced last week measures the 500-foot zone between a dispensary’s entrance and the closest property line of a schools grounds in a straightline.
Officials from the state announced that on July 28, OCM was working closely with Governor. Kathy Hochul’s office, along with Empire State Development, have established a relief fund of $15 million for 44 applicants who must now change their location before they can receive licensure. The OCM mishap could be covered up to $250,000.
Even though the July 28 location fiasco was a disaster, Cannabis Business Times A lawyer tried 16 months ago to get the OCM on notice.
A lawyer alerted New York regulators in March 2024 of a noncompliant dispensary location.
Sepúlveda’s legislative fix was referred to the Senate Rules Committee. Although New York legislators adjourned their regular session of legislation in June, full-time state lawmakers can convene during a Special Session in the second half of the calendar year.
Both the OCM and Hochul indicated before Sepúlveda introduced S8469 that they supported allowing the open cannabis dispensaries to remain operational in their current locations.
“I don’t think it should be born on the backs of these people—so many of them, their life savings, they’re going to these businesses,” Hochul You can also read about the importance of this in our article Interview with NY1 Spectrum News. “They have worked very hard going through the long process of being licensed, and now they are able to open a shop.”
“I have already said that I will be standing up for them. These are entrepreneurs, they’re small business owners—many from communities of color—and this is their shot to have a chance to be successful. Then, we won’t allow anything to happen to them. They’ll be made whole and I will have to return to the Legislature in order to persuade them to change the laws.”
Hochul has the power to call a session special. Some lawmakers in the state have The following is a list of urged The governor should do this to deal with the impact of federal tax and expenditure legislation that President Donald Trump signed last month.
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