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Article 1 - Short Title; Legislative Findings and Intent; Definitions
1 - Short Title. - Section 1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and...
2 - Legislative Findings and Intent. - § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds that...
3 - Definitions. - § 3. Definitions. Whenever used in this chapter, unless otherwise...
Article 2 - New York State Cannabis Control Board
7 - Establishment of the Cannabis Control Board or "Board". - (B)(i) In the event of a vacancy caused by the...
8 - Establishment of an Office of Cannabis Management. - § 8. Establishment of an office of cannabis management. There...
9 - Executive Director. - § 9. Executive director. The office shall exercise its authority,...
10 - Powers and Duties of the Cannabis Control Board. - (a) the number of registrations, licenses, and permits applied for...
11 - Functions, Powers and Duties of the Executive Director; Office of Cannabis Management. - § 11. Functions, powers and duties of the executive director;...
12 - Chief Equity Officer. - § 12. Chief equity officer. The board, by an affirmative...
13 - Rulemaking Authority. - (a) prescribing forms and establishing application, reinstatement, and renewal fees;...
14 - State Cannabis Advisory Board. - 2. The state cannabis advisory board shall consist of thirteen...
15 - Disposition of Moneys Received for License Fees. - § 15. Disposition of moneys received for license fees. The...
16 - Violations of Cannabis Laws or Regulations; Penalties and Injunctions. - § 16. Violations of cannabis laws or regulations; penalties and...
16-A - Emergency Relief. - (b) The proceeding shall name as defendants the building or...
17 - Formal Hearings; Notice and Procedure. - § 17. Formal hearings; notice and procedure. 1. The board,...
18 - Ethics, Transparency and Accountability. - § 18. Ethics, transparency and accountability. No member of the...
19 - Public Health and Education Campaign. - § 19. Public health and education campaign. The office, in...
20 - Establish Uniform Policies and Best Practices. - § 20. Establish uniform policies and best practices. The office...
Article 3 - Medical Cannabis
30 - Certification of Patients. - (a) the patient has a condition, which shall be specified...
31 - Lawful Medical Use. - § 31. Lawful medical use. The possession, acquisition, use, delivery,...
32 - Registry Identification Cards. - (a) in the case of a certified patient: (i) the...
33 - Registration as a Designated Caregiver Facility. - (a) the facility's full name and address; (b) operating certificate...
34 - Registered Organizations. - (b) The proprietor of a registered organization shall file or...
35 - Registering of Registered Organizations. - (i) a description of the activities in which it intends...
36 - Reports of Registered Organizations. - § 36. Reports of registered organizations. 1. The board shall,...
37 - Evaluation; Research Programs; Report by Board. - § 37. Evaluation; research programs; report by board. 1. The...
38 - Cannabis Research License. - (a) to test chemical potency and composition levels; (b) to...
39 - Registered Organizations and Adult-Use Cannabis. - § 39. Registered organizations and adult-use cannabis. The board shall...
40 - Relation to Other Laws. - § 40. Relation to other laws. 1. The provisions of...
41 - Home Cultivation of Medical Cannabis. - § 41. Home cultivation of medical cannabis. Certified patients twenty-one...
42 - Protections for the Medical Use of Cannabis. - (b) The name, contact information, and other information relating to...
43 - Regulations. - § 43. Regulations. The board shall promulgate regulations to implement...
44 - Suspend; Terminate. - § 44. Suspend; terminate. Based upon the recommendation of the...
45 - Pricing. - § 45. Pricing. Registered organizations shall submit documentation to the...
Article 4 - Adult-Use Cannabis
61 - License Application. - § 61. License application. 1. Any person may apply to...
62 - Information to Be Requested in Applications for Licenses. - § 62. Information to be requested in applications for licenses....
63 - Fees. - § 63. Fees. 1. The board shall have the authority...
64 - Selection Criteria. - (a) the applicant is a social and economic equity applicant;...
65 - Limitations of Licensure; Duration. - (b) It shall be an affirmative defense that such person...
66 - License Renewal. - § 66. License renewal. 1. Each license, issued pursuant to...
67 - Amendments; Changes in Ownership and Organizational Structure. - (a) the name and address of the licensee; (b) the...
68 - Adult-Use Cultivator License. - § 68. Adult-use cultivator license. 1. An adult-use cultivator's license...
68-A - Registered Organization Adult-Use Cultivator Processor Distributor Retail Dispensary License. - § 68-a. Registered organization adult-use cultivator processor distributor retail dispensary...
68-B - Registered Organization Adult-Use Cultivator, Processor and Distributor License. - § 68-b. Registered organization adult-use cultivator, processor and distributor license....
68-C - Conditional Adult-Use Cultivator License. - (a) have held a valid industrial hemp grower authorization from...
69 - Adult-Use Processor License. - § 69. Adult-use processor license. 1. A processor's license shall...
69-A - Conditional Adult-Use Processor License. - (a) have applied for a cannabinoid hemp processor license pursuant...
70 - Adult-Use Cooperative License. - (a) be comprised of residents of the state of New...
71 - Adult-Use Distributor License. - § 71. Adult-use distributor license. 1. A distributor's license shall...
72 - Adult-Use Retail Dispensary License. - § 72. Adult-use retail dispensary license. 1. A retail dispensary...
73 - Microbusiness License. - § 73. Microbusiness license. 1. A microbusiness license shall authorize...
74 - Delivery License. - § 74. Delivery license. A delivery license shall authorize the...
75 - Nursery License. - § 75. Nursery license. 1. A nursery license shall authorize...
76 - Notification to Municipalities of Adult-Use Retail Dispensary or On-Site Consumption License. - (a) notification need only be given to the clerk of...
77 - Adult-Use On-Site Consumption License; Provisions Governing On-Site Consumption Licenses. - (a) that it is a privilege, and not a right,...
78 - Record Keeping and Tracking. - § 78. Record keeping and tracking. 1. The board shall,...
79 - Inspections and Ongoing Requirements. - § 79. Inspections and ongoing requirements. All licensed or permitted...
80 - Adult-Use Cultivators, Processors or Distributors Not to Be Interested in Retail Dispensaries. - (a) be interested directly or indirectly in any premises where...
81 - Packaging, Labeling, and Administration of Adult-Use Cannabis Products. - (a) packaging meets requirements similar to the federal "poison prevention...
82 - Laboratory Testing. - (a) minimum testing and sampling requirements; (b) testing and sampling...
83 - Provisions Governing the Cultivation and Processing of Adult-Use Cannabis. - § 83. Provisions governing the cultivation and processing of adult-use...
84 - Provisions Governing the Distribution of Adult-Use Cannabis. - § 84. Provisions governing the distribution of adult-use cannabis. 1....
85 - Provisions Governing Adult-Use Cannabis Retail Dispensaries. - § 85. Provisions governing adult-use cannabis retail dispensaries. 1. No...
86 - Adult-Use Cannabis Advertising and Marketing. - (a) is false, deceptive, or misleading; (b) promotes overconsumption; (c)...
87 - Social and Economic Equity, Minority and Women-Owned Businesses, Distressed Farmers and Service-Disabled Veterans; Incubator Program. - (a) individuals from communities disproportionately impacted by the enforcement of...
88 - Data Collection and Reporting. - § 88. Data collection and reporting. The board shall collect...
89 - Regulations. - § 89. Regulations. The board shall promulgate regulations with recommendations...
Article 5 - Cannabinoid Hemp and Hemp Extract
90 - Definitions. - (b) mere transportation, such as by common carrier or another...
91 - Rulemaking Authority. - § 91. Rulemaking authority. The board may make regulations pursuant...
92 - Cannabinoid Hemp Processor License. - § 92. Cannabinoid hemp processor license. 1. Persons processing cannabinoid...
93 - Cannabinoid Hemp Retailer License. - § 93. Cannabinoid hemp retailer license. 1. Retailers selling cannabinoid...
94 - Cannabinoid License Applications. - § 94. Cannabinoid license applications. 1. Persons shall apply for...
95 - Information to Be Requested in Applications for Licenses. - § 95. Information to be requested in applications for licenses....
96 - Fees. - § 96. Fees. The board may charge licensees a reasonable...
97 - Selection Criteria. - § 97. Selection criteria. 1. The applicant, if an individual...
98 - License Renewal. - § 98. License renewal. 1. Each license, issued pursuant to...
99 - Form of License. - § 99. Form of license. Licenses issued pursuant to this...
100 - Transferability; Amendment to License; Change in Ownership or Control. - § 100. Transferability; amendment to license; change in ownership or...
101 - Granting, Suspending or Revoking Licenses. - § 101. Granting, suspending or revoking licenses. After due notice...
102 - Record Keeping and Tracking. - § 102. Record keeping and tracking. Every licensee shall keep,...
103 - Packaging and Labeling of Cannabinoid Hemp and Hemp Extract. - § 103. Packaging and labeling of cannabinoid hemp and hemp...
104 - Processing of Cannabinoid Hemp and Hemp Extract. - § 104. Processing of cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract. 1....
105 - Laboratory Testing. - § 105. Laboratory testing. Every cannabinoid hemp processor shall contract...
106 - New York Hemp Product. - § 106. New York hemp product. The board may establish...
107 - Penalties. - § 107. Penalties. Notwithstanding the provision of any law to...
108 - Hemp Workgroup. - § 108. Hemp workgroup. The board, in consultation with the...
109 - Prohibitions. - § 109. Prohibitions. 1. Except as authorized by the United...
110 - Special Use Permits. - § 110. Special use permits. The board shall have the...
111 - Severability. - § 111. Severability. If any provision of this article or...
Article 6 - General Provisions
125 - General Prohibitions and Restrictions. - § 125. General prohibitions and restrictions. 1. No person shall...
126 - License to Be Confined to Premises Licensed; Premises for Which No License Shall Be Granted; Transporting Cannabis. - (a) a sale between relatives; (b) a sale between related...
127 - Protections for the Use of Cannabis; Unlawful Discriminations Prohibited. - (a) if failing to do so would cause the landlord...
128 - Permits, Registrations and Licenses. - (a) name of the person to whom the license is...
129 - Laboratory Testing Permits. - (a) the owners and directors of the laboratory are of...
130 - Special Use Permits. - § 130. Special use permits. The board shall have the...
131 - Local Opt-Out; Municipal Control and Preemption. - § 131. Local opt-out; municipal control and preemption. 1. The...
131-A - Office to Be Necessary Party to Certain Proceedings. - § 131-a. Office to be necessary party to certain proceedings....
132 - Penalties for Violation of This Chapter. - (b) If a person engaging in the conduct described in...
133 - Revocation of Registrations, Licenses and Permits for Cause; Procedure for Revocation or Cancellation. - (a) conviction of the registered organization, licensee, permittee or his...
134 - Lawful Actions Pursuant to This Chapter. - (a) Actions of a registered organization, licensee, or permittee, or...
135 - Review by Courts. - (a) Refusal by the board to issue a registration, license,...
136 - Illicit Cannabis. - § 136. Illicit cannabis. 1. "Illicit cannabis" means and includes...
137 - Persons Forbidden to Traffic Cannabis; Certain Officials Not to Be Interested in Manufacture or Sale of Cannabis Products. - (a) An individual who has been convicted of an offense...
138 - Access to Criminal History Information Through the Division of Criminal Justice Services. - § 138. Access to criminal history information through the division...
138-A - Action for Unlawful Business Practices Relating to Cannabis. - § 138-a. Action for unlawful business practices relating to cannabis....
139 - Severability. - § 139. Severability. If any provision of this chapter or...