A 7842: Prohibits vapor products dealer storefronts, cannabis retail licensee storefronts, and adult-use on-site cannabis consumption licenses within one mile of school grounds, houses of worship, parks, and playgrounds, and in mixed-use buildings in which there are one or more residences; requires the revocation of the certificate of occupancy of vapor products dealer storefronts, cannabis retail licensee storefronts, and premises with an adult-use on-site consumption license within one mile of school grounds, houses of worship, parks, and playgrounds, and in mixed-use buildings in which there are one or more residences, in accordance with a specified schedule.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7842 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY April 11, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the public health law and the cannabis law, in relation to prohibiting vapor products dealer storefronts, cannabis retail licensee storefronts, and adult-use on-site cannabis consumption licenses in certain locations The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new section 2 1399-mm-4 to read as follows: 3 § 1399-mm-4. Vapor products dealer storefront location restrictions. 4 1. No vapor products dealer shall locate a storefront within one mile 5 of school grounds as such term is defined in the education law, a house 6 of worship, a park as such term is defined in section 1399-o-2 of this 7 chapter, or a playground as such term is defined in section 1399-o-1 of 8 this chapter, or in a mixed-use building in which there are one or more 9 residences. 10 2. Municipalities shall revoke the certificate of occupancy of vapor 11 products dealer storefronts located within one mile of school grounds as 12 such term is defined in the education law, a house of worship, a park as 13 such term is defined in section 1399-o-2 of this chapter, or a play- 14 ground as such term is defined in section 1399-o-1 of this chapter, or 15 in a mixed-use building in which there are one or more residences, 16 provided such vapor products dealer storefront was established in such 17 location prior to the effective date of this section, in accordance with 18 the following schedule: 19 (a) the certificate of occupancy of any such vapor products dealer 20 storefront established with less than twenty thousand one dollars of 21 capital investment shall be revoked prior to one year from the effective 22 date of this section; EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11362-01-5 
 A. 7842 2 1 (b) the certificate of occupancy of any such vapor products dealer 2 storefront established with twenty thousand one to thirty thousand 3 dollars of capital investment shall be revoked prior to two years from 4 the effective date of this section; 5 (c) the certificate of occupancy of any such vapor products dealer 6 storefront established with thirty thousand one to fifty thousand 7 dollars of capital investment shall be revoked prior to three years from 8 the effective date of this section; 9 (d) the certificate of occupancy of any such vapor products dealer 10 storefront established with fifty thousand one to seventy-five thousand 11 dollars of capital investment shall be revoked prior to four years from 12 the effective date of this section; and 13 (e) the certificate of occupancy of any such vapor products storefront 14 established with seventy-five thousand one dollars or more of capital 15 investment shall be revoked prior to five years from the effective date 16 of this section. 17 § 2. Subdivision 6 of section 72 of the cannabis law is amended to 18 read as follows: 19 6. (a) No cannabis retail licensee shall locate a storefront within 20 [five hundred feet] one mile of a school grounds as such term is defined 21 in the education law [or within two hundred feet of], a house of 22 worship, a park as such term is defined in section 1399-o-2 of the 23 public health law, or a playground as such term is defined in section 24 1399-o-1 of the public health law, or in a mixed-use building in which 25 there are one or more residences. 26 (b) Municipalities shall revoke the certificate of occupancy of canna- 27 bis retail licensee storefronts located within one mile of school 28 grounds as such term is defined in the education law, a house of 29 worship, a park as such term is defined in section 1399-o-2 of the 30 public health law, or a playground as such term is defined in section 31 1399-o-1 of the public health law, or in a mixed-use building in which 32 there are one or more residences, provided such cannabis retail licensee 33 storefront was established in such location prior to the effective date 34 of this paragraph, in accordance with the following schedule: 35 (i) the certificate of occupancy of any such cannabis retail licensee 36 storefront established with less than twenty thousand one dollars of 37 capital investment shall be revoked prior to one year from the effective 38 date of this paragraph; 39 (ii) the certificate of occupancy of any such cannabis retail licensee 40 storefront established with twenty thousand one to thirty thousand 41 dollars of capital investment shall be revoked prior to two years from 42 the effective date of this paragraph; 43 (iii) the certificate of occupancy of any such cannabis retail licen- 44 see storefront established with thirty thousand one to fifty thousand 45 dollars of capital investment shall be revoked prior to three years from 46 the effective date of this paragraph; 47 (iv) the certificate of occupancy of any such cannabis retail licensee 48 storefront established with fifty thousand one to seventy-five thousand 49 dollars of capital investment shall be revoked prior to four years from 50 the effective date of this paragraph; and 51 (v) the certificate of occupancy of any such cannabis retail licensee 52 storefront established with seventy-five thousand one dollars or more of 53 capital investment shall be revoked prior to five years from the effec- 54 tive date of this paragraph. 55 § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 77 of the cannabis law is amended to 56 read as follows: 
 A. 7842 3 1 4. (a) No applicant shall be granted an adult-use on-site consumption 2 license for any premises within [five hundred feet] one mile of school 3 grounds as such term is defined in the education law [or two hundred 4 feet from], a house of worship, a park as such term is defined in 5 section 1399-o-2 of the public health law, or a playground as such term 6 is defined in section 1399-o-1 of the public health law, or in a mixed- 7 use building in which there are one or more residences. 8 (b) Municipalities shall revoke the certificate of occupancy of any 9 premises with an adult-use on-site consumption license located within 10 one mile of school grounds as such term is defined in the education law, 11 a house of worship, a park as such term is defined in section 1399-o-2 12 of the public health law, or a playground as such term is defined in 13 section 1399-o-1 of the public health law, or in a mixed-use building in 14 which there are one or more residences, provided such adult-use on-site 15 consumption license was issued for such premises prior to the effective 16 date of this paragraph, in accordance with the following schedule: 17 (i) the certificate of occupancy of any such premises with an adult- 18 use on-site consumption license established with less than twenty thou- 19 sand one dollars of capital investment shall be revoked prior to one 20 year from the effective date of this paragraph; 21 (ii) the certificate of occupancy of any such premises with an adult- 22 use on-site consumption license established with twenty thousand one to 23 thirty thousand dollars of capital investment shall be revoked prior to 24 two years from the effective date of this paragraph; 25 (iii) the certificate of occupancy of any such premises with an 26 adult-use on-site consumption license established with thirty thousand 27 one to fifty thousand dollars of capital investment shall be revoked 28 prior to three years from the effective date of this paragraph; 29 (iv) the certificate of occupancy of any such premises with an adult- 30 use on-site consumption license established with fifty thousand one to 31 seventy-five thousand dollars of capital investment shall be revoked 32 prior to four years from the effective date of this paragraph; and 33 (v) the certificate of occupancy of any such premises with an adult- 34 use on-site consumption license established with seventy-five thousand 35 one dollars or more of capital investment shall be revoked prior to five 36 years from the effective date of this paragraph. 37 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.