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Senate Bill S4268C

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a cannabis awareness program for youths age eighteen and younger

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2023-S4268 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S5755

2023-S4268 - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a cannabis awareness program for youths age eighteen and younger designed to educate about the effects and risks associated with cannabis use, including that it is illegal for persons under the age of twenty-one.

2023-S4268 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4268 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4268
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law,  in  relation  to  directing  the
   commissioner  of  health to establish a cannabis awareness program for
   students age eighteen and younger

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 32 to read as follows:
   32. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE
 EXECUTIVE  DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT AND THE COMMIS-
 SIONER OF EDUCATION, ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP A CANNABIS AWARENESS  PROGRAM
 WITHIN  THE  DEPARTMENT.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  BE  DESIGNED  TO EDUCATE
 STUDENTS AGE EIGHTEEN AND YOUNGER ABOUT THE EFFECTS AND RISKS ASSOCIATED
 WITH CANNABIS USE, INCLUDING THAT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR  PERSONS  UNDER  THE
 AGE  OF  TWENTY-ONE.  SUCH PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO,
 THE CREATION OF AGE-APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS AND  MATERIALS  THAT
 MAY  BE  USED BY ALL SCHOOLS, AND MARKETING AND ADVERTISING MATERIALS TO
 DISCOURAGE UNDERAGE CANNABIS USE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08945-01-3

co-Sponsors

2023-S4268A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S5755

2023-S4268A - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a cannabis awareness program for youths age eighteen and younger designed to educate about the effects and risks associated with cannabis use, including that it is illegal for persons under the age of twenty-one.

2023-S4268A - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4268A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4268--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee

 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to directing the
   commissioner of health to establish a cannabis awareness  program  for
   youths age eighteen and younger
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 32 to read as follows:
   32. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE
 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT AND THE  COMMIS-
 SIONER  OF EDUCATION, ESTABLISH AND DEVELOP A CANNABIS AWARENESS PROGRAM
 WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL BE DESIGNED TO EDUCATE  YOUTHS
 AGE  EIGHTEEN  AND  YOUNGER  ABOUT THE EFFECTS AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH
 CANNABIS USE, INCLUDING THAT IT IS ILLEGAL FOR PERSONS UNDER THE AGE  OF
 TWENTY-ONE.  SUCH  PROGRAM  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE
 CREATION OF AGE-APPROPRIATE INSTRUCTIONAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS  THAT  MAY
 BE  USED  BY  ALL  SCHOOLS,  AND  MARKETING AND ADVERTISING MATERIALS TO
 DISCOURAGE UNDERAGE CANNABIS USE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08945-02-4

co-Sponsors

2023-S4268B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S5755

2023-S4268B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a cannabis awareness program for youths age eighteen and younger designed to educate about the effects and risks associated with cannabis use, including that it is illegal for persons under the age of twenty-one.

2023-S4268B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S4268B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4268--B
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 7, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  CLEARE, PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Health --  recom-
   mitted  to  the  Committee on Health in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
   sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and  recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged,
   bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said
   committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  public health law, in relation to directing the
   commissioner of health to establish a cannabis awareness  program  for
   youths age eighteen and younger
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 206 of the public health law is amended by adding a
 new subdivision 32 to read as follows:
   32. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL, IN CONSULTATION AND COLLABORATION WITH THE
 EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CANNABIS MANAGEMENT,  ESTABLISH  AND
 DEVELOP A CANNABIS AWARENESS PROGRAM WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT. SUCH PROGRAM
 SHALL  BE  DESIGNED TO EDUCATE YOUTHS AGE EIGHTEEN AND YOUNGER ABOUT THE
 EFFECTS AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH CANNABIS USE,  INCLUDING  THAT  IT  IS
 ILLEGAL  FOR  PERSONS  UNDER  THE  AGE OF TWENTY-ONE. SUCH PROGRAM SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, THE CREATION OF AGE-APPROPRIATE INSTRUC-
 TIONAL TOOLS AND MATERIALS AND MARKETING AND  ADVERTISING  MATERIALS  TO
 DISCOURAGE UNDERAGE CANNABIS USE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08945-05-4

co-Sponsors

2023-S4268C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §206, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
S5755

2023-S4268C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the commissioner of health to establish a cannabis awareness program for youths age eighteen and younger designed to educate about the effects and risks associated with cannabis use, including that it is illegal for persons under the age of twenty-one.

2023-S4268C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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