The Niagara County Board of Health has announced its opposition to the legalization of recreational marijuana.

The board voted in September to support the New York State Association of County Health Official’s position on the topic.

According to the health department, the NYSACHO has “serious concerns about New York State’s intention to propose legislation that would legalize regulated marijuana.”

“The Niagara County Board of Health supports the united opinion of the American Medical Association, Medical Society of the State of New York and NYSACHO that legalization of regulated marijuana could lead to dangerous public health outcomes,” the health department said in a statement Thursday.

Read the NYSACHO’s statement here.