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Board raises concerns that cannabis control board members did not receive community resolutions; office now sending them directly
Summary
Committee members said some community board cannabis resolutions did not reach Cannabis Control Board members; the board’s office said it will send resolutions directly to individual CCB members and noted MRTA notice requirements.
A committee discussion at the Manhattan Community Board executive meeting focused on cannabis licensing notice procedures and whether the Cannabis Control Board (CCB) and Office of Cannabis Management (OCM) received the board’s resolutions.
One committee member said the board had evidence that feedback and resolutions submitted through standard channels were not considered by the CCB in licensing decisions. The member described watching meetings where public input did not appear to be incorporated and said the office has begun sending resolutions directly to CCB members to ensure they are part of the record.
Speakers reviewed the statutory notice process under the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA): applicants must provide a 30-day notice to the municipal body (the community board) and the OCM follows with its own PCA (public convenience and advantage) notice in some cases. Committee members asked whether the community board’s responses are required to be received and considered; the group’s summary was that the notice requirement exists and that the board’s comments must become part of the application record.
The committee also discussed a recurring application for a Jane Street location (multiple addresses were mentioned during the meeting) and the procedural steps the board uses to ensure its views reach licensing decision-makers. No formal appeal or litigation was discussed at the executive committee meeting.
