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Will there be retail marijuana shops near me in the Finger Lakes or Central New York? Here’s every town and village that opted out

Say no to drugs. That was apparently the message dozens of municipalities in the Finger Lakes and Central New York sent in late-2021 when given the chance to opt-out of the state’s recreational marijuana law.

The state has released full-data on the towns and villages across New York who opted out.

Dozens in the Finger Lakes decided against allowing dispensaries or similar type operations in their community. While no community will be able to opt-out of the legal consumption of marijuana- they were able to effectively prevent marijuana-driven businesses from opening up.


Here’s a look at the communities who opted-out in the region:

CountyMunicipality
CayugaTown of Brutus
CayugaTown of Genoa
CayugaTown of Ira
CayugaTown of Ledyard
CayugaTown of Locke
CayugaTown of Mentz
CayugaTown of Niles
CayugaTown of Scipio
CayugaTown of Sennett
CayugaTown of Springport
CayugaTown of Summerhill
CayugaTown of Venice
CayugaVillage of Fair Haven
CayugaVillage of Aurora, INC.
CayugaVillage of Cato
CayugaVillage of Port Byron
CayugaVillage of Weedsport
CayugaTown of Fleming
LivingstonTown of Conesus
LivingstonTown of Geneseo
LivingstonTown of North Dansville
LivingstonTown of Ossian
LivingstonVillage of Geneseo
LivingstonVillage of Nunda
MonroeTown of Chili
MonroeTown of Clarkson
MonroeTown of Gates
MonroeTown of Greece
MonroeTown of Hamlin
MonroeTown of Henrietta
MonroeTown of Mendon
MonroeTown of Ogden
MonroeTown of Parma
MonroeTown of Perinton
MonroeTown of Riga
MonroeTown of Sweden
MonroeTown of Webster
MonroeVillage of Churchville
MonroeVillage of Hilton
MonroeVillage of Scottsville
MonroeTown of Penfield
OnondagaTown Cicero
OnondagaTown of Camillus
OnondagaTown of Elbridge
OnondagaTown of Lysander
OnondagaTown of Onondaga
OnondagaTown of Otisco
OnondagaTown of Pompey
OnondagaTown of Salina
OnondagaTown of Skaneateles
OnondagaTown of Tully
OnondagaTown of Van Buren
OnondagaVillage of Fabius
OnondagaVillage of Jordan
OnondagaVillage of Liverpool
OntarioCity of Canandaigua
OntarioTown of Bristol
OntarioTown of Canandaigua
OntarioTown of Farmington
OntarioTown of Hopewell
OntarioTown of Manchester
OntarioTown of Naples
OntarioTown of Richmond
OntarioTown of Victor
OntarioTown of East Bloomfield
OntarioTown of Gorham
OntarioTown of South Bristol
OntarioTown of West Bloomfield
SchuylerTown of Cayuta
SchuylerTown of Tyrone
SchuylerVillage of Burdett
SchuylerVillage of Montour Falls
SchuylerVillage of Odessa
SenecaTown of Covert
SenecaTown of Fayette
SenecaTown of Ovid
SenecaVillage of Ovid
SteubenTown Campbell
SteubenTown of Addison
SteubenTown of Caton
SteubenTown of Dansville
SteubenTown of Erwin
SteubenTown of Fremont
SteubenTown of Hartsville
SteubenTown of Hornellsville
SteubenTown of Lindley
SteubenTown of Thurston
SteubenTown of Tuscarora
SteubenTown of Urbana
SteubenTown of Wayne
SteubenVillage of Arkport
SteubenVillage of Canisteo
SteubenVillage of Riverside
SteubenCity of Hornell
SteubenTown of Avoca
SteubenTown of Bath
TompkinsTown of Groton
TompkinsVillage of Groton
TompkinsVillage of Lansing
TompkinsTown of Caroline
WayneTown of Walworth
YatesTown of Benton
YatesTown of Jerusalem
YatesTown of Potter