Assembly Bill A6623

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale and distribution of synthetic cannabinoids; and establishes a statewide synthetic cannabinoid surrender program

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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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2017-A6623 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5619
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-hh, Gen Bus L; amd §§480, 1605 & 1607, Tax L; amd §§105, 106 & 118, ABC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8441, S6040
2019-2020: S3104

2017-A6623 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale and distribution of synthetic cannabinoids; and establishes a statewide synthetic cannabinoid surrender program.

2017-A6623 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   6623
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GJONAJ, MONTESANO, PICHARDO, RODRIGUEZ, MAYER,
   WALKER, COOK, BENEDETTO, RAIA, McLAUGHLIN,  GRAF,  RA,  GALEF,  JENNE,
   COLTON,   HYNDMAN,  BLAKE,  CURRAN,  HOOPER,  ARROYO,  PEOPLES-STOKES,
   PALMESANO, ORTIZ, STIRPE -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  ABBATE,
   BARCLAY,  CRESPO, CROUCH, McDONOUGH, OAKS -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to establish a statewide synthetic cannabinoid surrender  program
   within  the  department  of  health; and to amend the general business
   law, the tax law and the alcoholic beverage control law,  in  relation
   to prohibiting the sale of synthetic cannabinoids
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.   There is hereby established,  within  the  department  of
 health,  a  statewide  synthetic  cannabinoid  surrender  program.  Such
 program shall, for a period of 90 days after the effective date of  this
 section,  in  compliance  with  federal  law  operate  as  the statewide
 synthetic cannabinoid  surrender  program  whereby  any  individual,  at
 multiple  geographic  locations  throughout  the  state, may anonymously
 surrender to the department of health any product containing a synthetic
 cannabinoid, as defined in section 399-hh of the general  business  law.
 Provided  further, that no surrender of a synthetic cannabinoid pursuant
 to this section shall be deemed to be a sale for  any  purpose  of  law,
 rule or regulation.
   §  2.    The  general  business law is amended by adding a new section
 399-hh to read as follows:
   § 399-HH. SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF SYNTHETIC  CANNABINOID;  PROHIBITED.
 1.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" MEANS ANY
 CHEMICAL COMPOUND THAT IS  A  CANNABINOID  RECEPTOR  AGONIST  AND  SHALL
 INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ANY MATERIAL, COMPOUND, MIXTURE OR PREP-
 ARATION  THAT  IS  NOT  DESIGNATED AS A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PURSUANT TO
 SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED SIX OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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