S 5637: Prohibits cannabis storefronts from being located within a quarter mile from any town, city or village which has opted out of permitting the sale of cannabis.
What S 5637 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to regulate the location of cannabis storefronts in relation to local opt-outs. A cannabis retail licensee cannot locate a storefront within a quarter mile of a town, city, or village that has adopted a local law requesting the prohibition of retail dispensary licenses and/or on-site consumption licenses within its jurisdiction. This restriction applies to both new and existing cannabis retail licenses. Additionally, the bill prohibits the issuance of adult-use on-site consumption licenses for premises within a quarter mile of a town, city, or village with similar opt-out provisions. The regulation takes effect immediately.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about S 5637
- What is the current status of S 5637?
- As of January 8, 2026, S 5637 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS".
- Did S 5637 pass?
- Not yet. S 5637 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote S 5637, and where is it now?
- S 5637 was authored by Sen. Jack Martins with 1 coauthor. Its committee of record is Senate Investigation & Government Operations. It is filed under CAN, alongside 66 other New York CAN bills this session.
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 26, 2025 · 294 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5637 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE February 26, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Investigations and Govern- ment Operations AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to prohibiting cannabis storefronts from being located within a certain distance from any town, city or village which has opted out of permitting the sale of cannabis The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 72 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 7 to read as follows: 3 7. No cannabis retail licensee shall locate a storefront within a 4 quarter mile of any town, city or village which has adopted a local law 5 requesting the cannabis control board to prohibit the establishment of 6 retail dispensary licenses and/or on-site consumption licenses within 7 the jurisdiction of such town, city or village. 8 § 2. Section 77 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new subdi- 9 vision 4-a to read as follows: 10 4-a. No applicant shall be granted an adult-use on-site consumption 11 license for any premises located within a quarter mile of any town, city 12 or village which has adopted a local law requesting the cannabis control 13 board to prohibit the establishment of retail dispensary licenses and/or 14 on-site consumption licenses within the jurisdiction of such town, city 15 or village. 16 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD10375-01-5
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