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Assembly Bill A5770

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides that no candy or confection shall be sold in this state which resembles marijuana or marijuana products or imitates the flavor of marijuana

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2015-A5770 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4167
Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง399-k, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6385, S1682
2011-2012: A4318, S3145
2013-2014: A6293, S1556

2015-A5770 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no candy or confection sold in this state shall be packaged, shaped or manufactured to resemble marijuana or marijuana products or to imitate the flavor of marijuana.

2015-A5770 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

    S. 4167                                                  A. 5770

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                              March 4, 2015
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, RANZENHOFER -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Consumer Protection

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of A. THIELE, COOK, CURRAN, FINCH,
  GALEF,  GRAF,  GUNTHER,  HAWLEY,  HOOPER,  JAFFEE,  JOYNER,  LAWRENCE,
  PEOPLES-STOKES  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.  BARCLAY, BRENNAN,
  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  FITZPATRICK,  GARBARINO,  GIGLIO,  MAGEE,  McKEVITT,
  PERRY, TENNEY, TITONE, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  general  business law, in relation to marijuana
  themed candy

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

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
399-k to read as follows:
  S  399-K.  MARIJUANA  THEMED  CANDY. 1. NO CANDY OR CONFECTION SOLD IN
THIS STATE SHALL BE PACKAGED, SHAPED OR MANUFACTURED TO  RESEMBLE  MARI-
JUANA OR MARIJUANA PRODUCTS OR TO IMITATE THE FLAVOR OF MARIJUANA.
  2.  A  VIOLATION OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PUNISHABLE
BY A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS OR A TERM  OF  IMPRISON-
MENT OF UP TO ONE YEAR, OR BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00321-02-5

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