New York Laws
Article 29 - Growth of Hemp
519 - Hemp Economic Development.

ยง 519. Hemp economic development. The commissioner shall consult and
cooperate with the New York state urban development corporation, the New
York state hemp workgroup created pursuant to section one hundred eight
of the cannabis law, and representatives of industries that currently
use, or may potentially use, industrial hemp in their products, with
respect to the funding and support of research, and product and business
development and promotion, concerning hemp and businesses involved in
growing, cultivating, and processing hemp for uses including, but not
limited to food, fiber, packaging, cannabinoid content, and construction
materials.