Nassau and Suffolk County Plan to Opt Out of Recreational Marijuana

March 18th, 2019

This week, both the Nassau and Suffolk County Executives argued that their respective counties should opt out of any potential recreational marijuana law the state may enact. Speaking to an audience at Nassau Coliseum on Tuesday, County Executive Laura Curran said “Let me say it again, no legalized recreational marijuana sales in Nassau County. This is not the time.” Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone, joined her later that week in opposing the measure, for now, suggesting that he would push for a one year moratorium on recreational marijuana sales in the county to give them time to identify issues and solutions and determine if the county wished to move forward with recreational sales.