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Also attached to this agenda item: Memo from Village Manager Bryan Healy

From: New York State Office of Cannabis Management <news@mail.ocm.ny.gov> Sent: Wednesday, October 11, 2023 3:39 PM To: Adult-Use Cannabis Applications: Notice to Municipalities Updates ***CAUTION: External sender.*** Good Afternoon, The Office of Cannabis Management (the Office) is clarifying the notice to municipality requirements for applicants applying for a retail dispensary or microbusiness license with retail authorization. The Office does not consider these types of applications filed until: 1. the applicant provides proof of notification to the municipality; 2. the applicant submits proof of control over the proposed retail dispensary location; and 3. the proposed retail dispensary location receives a location determination from the Office as to whether the location meets the proximity requirements in the Cannabis Law and corresponding regulations. In order to comply with Section 76 of the Cannabis Law, an applicant must have completed their notification to municipality 30 days before an application is filed with the Office. Applicants intending to apply for a final license during the first 30-day application window have expressed concerns that they will not be able to meet the 30-day notice to municipality requirement and still be able to apply by November 3, 2023. In response, the Office is clarifying that the Office will not be making any location determinations on proposed retail locations submitted with an application on or before November 3, 2023 until at least 30 days following the closing of that application window. Accordingly, any applicant that applies with proof of control of a retail location (for a proposed retail dispensary or microbusiness with retail authorization) can upload their application on or prior to November 3, 2023, at 5:00PM, and still meet the notice to municipality requirement established by Section 76 . Please note, applicants applying for a provisional license (without proof of control over a proposed retail location) can apply up until December 4, 2023 at 5:00PM. Applicants for a provisional license do not need to complete the notification to municipality at the time of initial application upload, since no location is associated with their application. Once a provisional licensee finds a location, they must complete the notification to municipality requirement in the same manner as an applicant applying with proof of control of a retail location. All municipalities will each receive a minimum of 30 days (or 60 days if a 30-day extension is properly requested) to review the proposed location for the retail dispensary or microbusiness with retail authorization and be able to provide an opinion to the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) in accordance with Section 76 of the Cannabis Law. The notification to municipality form is available here. New York State Office of Cannabis Management   APPLICANT RESOURCES    Updated Frequently Asked Question (New questions #101 - #105)   Potential applicants are strongly encouraged to read New York’s Adult-Use cannabis regulations at and review all application resources at to learn more about applying for any of the adult-use cannabis licenses. Additional license types, including nursery, delivery, cooperative or collective, and on-site consumption will be made available at a later date, and more information about those licenses will be provided at that time. If applicants have questions that have not been answered, reach out to licensing@ocm.ny.gov.   REPORT AN INCIDENT    Adverse Reactions to Medical Cannabis   If you think you are experiencing a life- threatening emergency, call 911 or go to an emergency room immediately. If you think you are having an adverse event that is non-life-threatening, speak to your health care provider or pharmacist and report the incident.    UPDATES & EVENTS @NYS_CANNABIS   You received this email because you subscribed to receive automatic Office of Cannabis Management updates. Thank you for your continued interest in the New York State Office of Cannabis Management. Please continue to monitor our website for changes, www.cannabis.ny.gov. Please do not respond to this email.   Update your subscriptions, modify your password or email address, or stop subscriptions at any time on your Subscriber Preferences Page. You will need to use  your email address to log in. If you have questions or problems with the subscription service, please visit subscriberhelp.govdelivery.com.   This service is provided to you at no charge by New York State Office of Cannabis Management.     This email was sent to bhealy@crotononhudson-ny.gov using govDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: New York State Office of Cannabis Management ꞏ 1200 Campus Access Rd, Building #9 ꞏ Albany, NY 12203