Local Ordinance, Municipalities, Dispensaries

Judge Strikes Down Long Island Dispensary Zoning Restrictions – More to Come?

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP on 8/5/2025

A recent decision in the New York State Supreme Court has significant implications for the local regulation of adult-use cannabis dispensaries in New York. Tink & E. Co. (hereafter, “Tink”), an adult-use retail dispensary...more

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Issues Two Decisions Favorable to Marijuana Businesses

Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP on 10/6/2021

Two recent unanimous decisions from the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court confirm the supremacy of the state’s marijuana laws over local zoning restrictions. The decisions also indicate a tendency of the Supreme Judicial...more

$6 Million Fine for Trustee Who Knowingly Allowed Illegal Cannabis Dispensaries on Property Owned by Trust

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 6/3/2020

California Appellate Court Says Trustee Can be Held Personally Liable - A trustee can be held personally liable for flagrant violations of a city’s zoning code, a California appellate court held last week. When a person acts...more

Coming to Your Town Soon: Cannabis (Maybe) - State’s Proposed Permanent Marijuana Regulations Limit Local Authority

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 8/15/2018

The State of California has unveiled new proposed permanent regulations for the licensing of commercial cannabis businesses. One of the most controversial provisions affecting local agencies is California Code of Regulations...more

California Cities And Counties Can “Just Say No” To Medical Marijuana Dispensaries

Perkins Coie on 5/8/2013

The California Supreme Court has unanimously upheld a local ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, holding that the ban was not preempted by state statutes governing medical marijuana. The decision does not come as a...more

California Supreme Court Recognizes Local Authority in Medical Marijuana Case - Decision Likely to Have Far-Reaching Impacts on...

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/8/2013

In an unanimous opinion, the California Supreme Court has upheld local laws that regulate or prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries....more