BILL NUMBER: S7275A
SPONSOR: HOYLMAN-SIGAL
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the cannabis law, in relation to further restricting
cannabis storefronts from being located within five hundred feet of a
school and two hundred feet of a house of worship if they are located in
a mixed use building
 
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
This bill would further restrict cannabis retail storefronts locating
within 500 feet of school or 200feet of a religious institution to
include mixed use buildings. The bill also clarifies that, for purposes
of the proximity requirement, all entrances and exits are included for
those schools or houses of worship located in a mixed use building.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Subdivision 6 of § 72 of the cannabis law is amended to
include distance requirements, that no cannabis retail licensees can
operate a storefront within five hundred feet of school grounds or two
hundred feet of a place of worship, including all entrances and exits of
the mixed use building within which they operate.
Section 2. Subdivision 4 of § 77 of the cannabis law is amended to
extend the definition of schools and houses of worship to include any
area, including entrances and exits, in a mixed use building which
contains or is used as a house of worship.
Section 5. Effective date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Mixed use buildings are properties which are used for commercial, resi-
dential, or community facility purposes and may contain apartments,
businesses or in some cases, schools, or houses of worship. Such mixed
use buildings are often within proximity of cannabis retail establish-
ments. This bill clarifies that school and houses of worship must
include the mixed use buildings that they might operate within, specify-
ing that cannabis retail licensees may not operate within five hundred
feet of school grounds or two hundred feet of a place of worship,
including all entrances and exits of the broader mixed use buildings
that they are located within.
 
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
New Bill
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS:
None
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately. However, the provisions of this
act shall only apply to new licenses issued on or after the effective
date.

Statutes affected:
S7275: 72 cannabis law, 72(6) cannabis law, 77 cannabis law, 77(4) cannabis law, 409 education law, 409(2) education law, 390 social services law, 390(1) social services law
S7275A: 72 cannabis law, 72(6) cannabis law, 77 cannabis law, 77(4) cannabis law