N. Hempstead Looks Ahead To Ban Sale Of Recreational Marijuana

Medical marijuana dispensaries in the Town of North Hempstead will be unable to be used as a marijuana retail store should recreational use of the substance ever become legal.

The Town Board and North Hempstead Town Supervisor Judi Bosworth unanimously approved the amendment to the Town's zoning code on Tuesday, Nov. 20.

In addition to this approved amendment, North Hempstead is taking further steps to limit medical marijuana facilities as well as recreational marijuana dispensaries if they become legal in New York.

A second public hearing on an additional zoning amendment is set for Dec. 18. The law would prohibit medical marijuana facilities from being within 1,000 feet of a school, parks, child care center or house of worship. The proposal would also restricting them from being within 500 feet of a Town residential district. Additionally, the number of dispensaries in the Town would be limited to two.

A public hearing will be held on Jan. 8, 2019 for a third proposed amendment that looks to ban the retail sale of recreational marijuana in the Town.

How do you feel about these proposed laws? Should the town be able to limit the sale of recreational marijuana should it become legal?

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