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County attorney outlines civil and regulatory tools to target unlicensed cannabis storefronts
Summary
At the April 22 Public Safety Committee meeting, county legal counsel reviewed the “full waterfront” of enforcement tools for unlicensed cannabis retailers and recommended first surveying the county to document the problem before pursuing civil or regulatory remedies.
At the April 22 Public Safety Committee meeting, county legal counsel reviewed the “full waterfront” of local enforcement tools to address unlicensed retail cannabis sales, recommending the committee first map the extent of unlicensed operations before picking remedies.
Maury (County legal counsel) told the committee the preferred early approach would be a civil landlord remedy under Real Property Actions and Procedures Law (RPL) section 715‑a. Under that approach, municipalities or landlords can use mystery shoppers or investigators to document unlicensed sales, notify owners and require owners to file eviction petitions; if an owner fails to act within five days the municipality may step into the landlord’s shoes and pursue eviction and civil remedies. Maury said the 715‑a standard was lowered in 2024 so municipalities need only show…
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