Hundreds of municipalities say ‘no’ to marijuana retailers – for now

Nov. 8, 2021 – Hundreds of municipalities in New York are preemptively opting out of the state’s recreational marijuana market, according to the Rockefeller Institute’s Heather Trela, who explains the calculations being made by local leaders all over the state and why she thinks more will make a similar decision – at least temporarily – before the end of the year.