Legal NY weed sellers want 1,000-foot buffer zone to stay, poll shows: ‘Market is way too fragile’ Image Cannabis News August 19, 2024 Legal Cannabis Retailers Strongly Oppose Easing Buffer Zone Rules in New York, Survey Shows. An overwhelming number of legal-pot-shop owners and licensees oppose loosening the buffer zone that bars cannabis stores from being located within 1,000 feet of each other, according to an industry poll. The Medical Cannabis News Recreational Marijuana News Marijuana Business News Ny Post