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Committee considers local law and enforcement options for illicit cannabis storefronts
Summary
Tompkins County legislators discussed options to address unlicensed cannabis retailers, including sending notices, seeking padlock authority under a local law, and using civil enforcement through health or weights-and-measures channels; committee asked staff to gather information and report back.
Tompkins County lawmakers on March 25 discussed several enforcement pathways to address businesses selling marijuana outside the state licensing system, including notices, civil enforcement and the possibility of a local law to authorize padlocking of illicit storefronts.
Chair Rich told the committee he had circulated guidance from New York State on the cannabis control law and law enforcement authority and asked whether the county should act to prevent unlicensed retailers from operating. He said leaving the businesses alone could be unfair to licensed…
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