Assembly Bill A5454A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoid analog and substituted cathinones and prohibiting the production and sale thereof

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A5454 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4720
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3302, Pub Health L; amd §220.00, Pen L; add §399-hh, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8913
2013-2014: A5441
2017-2018: A1609, A3273, S3829
2019-2020: A4491, A6156
2021-2022: A1323, A6465
2023-2024: A197

2015-A5454 - Summary

Relates to synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoid analog and substituted cathinones and prohibits the production and sale thereof.

2015-A5454 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5454

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BARCLAY, OAKS, FINCH, HAWLEY, DUPREY, PALUMBO,
  RAIA, PALMESANO, CORWIN, McLAUGHLIN, KEARNS, WALTER,  STEC  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  -- M. of A.  CROUCH, GIGLIO, JOHNS, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN ACT to amend the public health law, the penal  law  and  the  general
  business law, in relation to synthetic cannabinoids

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3302 of the public health law is amended by  adding
three new subdivisions 44, 45 and 46 to read as follows:
  44. "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL COMPOUND THAT IS CHEMI-
CALLY SYNTHESIZED AND:
  (A)  HAS  BEEN  DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE A BINDING ACTIVITY AT ONE OR MORE
CANNABINOID RECEPTORS; OR
  (B) IS A CHEMICAL ISOMER, SALT OR SALT OF AN ISOMER OF A COMPOUND THAT
HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE BINDING ACTIVITY AT ONE OR  MORE  CANNABI-
NOID RECEPTORS; OR
  (C)  HAS  BEEN DESIGNATED IN REGULATION BY THE COMMISSIONER AS BEING A
SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID.
  "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PRODUCTS THAT  HAVE  BEEN
APPROVED  FOR  MEDICAL  USE  BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS-
TRATION.
  45. "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ANALOG" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL THAT IS SUBSTAN-
TIALLY SIMILAR IN CHEMICAL STRUCTURE TO A  CHEMICAL  COMPOUND  THAT  HAS
BEEN  DETERMINED  TO  HAVE  BINDING  ACTIVITY AT ONE OR MORE CANNABINOID
RECEPTORS. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED  FOR
MEDICAL USE BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
  46. "SUBSTITUTED CATHINONE" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL COMPOUND THAT IS CHEMI-
CALLY SYNTHESIZED AND:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07906-02-5

A. 5454                             2
              

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2015-A5454A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4720
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3302, Pub Health L; amd §220.00, Pen L; add §399-hh, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8913
2013-2014: A5441
2017-2018: A1609, A3273, S3829
2019-2020: A4491, A6156
2021-2022: A1323, A6465
2023-2024: A197

2015-A5454A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic cannabinoid analog and substituted cathinones and prohibits the production and sale thereof.

2015-A5454A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5454--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 23, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BARCLAY, OAKS, FINCH, HAWLEY, DUPREY, PALUMBO,
  RAIA, PALMESANO, CORWIN, McLAUGHLIN, KEARNS, WALTER,  STEC  --  Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH, GIGLIO, JOHNS, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT --
  read  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Health -- committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the public health law, the penal  law  and  the  general
  business  law, in relation to synthetic cannabinoids, synthetic canna-
  binoid  analog  and  substituted  cathinones   and   prohibiting   the
  production and sale thereof

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 3302 of the public health law is amended by  adding
three new subdivisions 44, 45 and 46 to read as follows:
  44. "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL COMPOUND THAT IS CHEMI-
CALLY SYNTHESIZED AND:
  (A)  HAS  BEEN  DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE A BINDING ACTIVITY AT ONE OR MORE
CANNABINOID RECEPTORS; OR
  (B) IS A CHEMICAL ISOMER, SALT OR SALT OF AN ISOMER OF A COMPOUND THAT
HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE BINDING ACTIVITY AT ONE OR  MORE  CANNABI-
NOID RECEPTORS; OR
  (C)  HAS  BEEN DESIGNATED IN REGULATION BY THE COMMISSIONER AS BEING A
SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID OR SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ANALOG.
  "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY  PRODUCT  THAT  HAS  BEEN
APPROVED  FOR  MEDICAL  USE  BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS-
TRATION.
  45. "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ANALOG" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL THAT IS SUBSTAN-
TIALLY SIMILAR IN CHEMICAL STRUCTURE TO A  CHEMICAL  COMPOUND  THAT  HAS
BEEN  DETERMINED  TO  HAVE  BINDING  ACTIVITY AT ONE OR MORE CANNABINOID
RECEPTORS. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED  FOR
MEDICAL USE BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07906-07-5
              

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