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Senate Bill S8072A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Amends the definitions of concentrated cannabis and marihuana

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2017-S8072 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10826
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3302, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S938

2017-S8072 - Summary

Amends the definitions of concentrated cannabis and marihuana.

2017-S8072 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8072 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8072
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Agriculture
 
 AN ACT to amend the agriculture and markets law and  the  public  health
   law,  in  relation to the definitions of industrial hemp, concentrated
   cannabis, and marihuana
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 505 of the agriculture and markets
 law,  as added by chapter 524 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. "Industrial hemp" means the [plant] GENUS Cannabis [sativa L.]  and
 [any  part] ALL PARTS AND VARIETIES of such [plant] GENUS, whether grow-
 ing or not, with a delta-9  tetrahydrocannabinol  concentration  of  not
 more  than  0.3  percent on a dry weight basis. INDUSTRIAL HEMP DOES NOT
 INCLUDE PLANTS OF THE  GENUS  CANNABIS  THAT  MEET  THE  DEFINITIONS  OF
 "CONCENTRATED  CANNABIS"  OR "MARIHUANA" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS FOUR
 AND TWENTY-ONE OF SECTION THIRTY-THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THE PUBLIC  HEALTH
 LAW RESPECTIVELY.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 4 of section 3302 of the public
 health law, as added by chapter 878 of the laws of 1972  and  as  renum-
 bered by chapter 537 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   (a)  the  separated  resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from a
 plant of the genus Cannabis WITH A DELTA-9 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL  CONCEN-
 TRATION GREATER THAN 0.3 PERCENT ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS; or
   § 3. Subdivision 21 of section 3302 of the public health law, as added
 by  chapter  878 of the laws of 1972 and as renumbered by chapter 537 of
 the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   21. "Marihuana" means all parts of the plant of  the  genus  Cannabis,
 whether  growing  or  not,  WITH  A DELTA-9 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONCEN-
 TRATION GREATER THAN 0.3 PERCENT ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS; the seeds there-
 of; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every  compound,
 manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its
 seeds or resin. It does not include: (A) the mature stalks of the plant,
 fiber  produced  from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

2017-S8072A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10826
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3302, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S938

2017-S8072A - Summary

Amends the definitions of concentrated cannabis and marihuana.

2017-S8072A - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8072A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8072--A
     Cal. No. 901
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Agriculture  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its place in the order of third reading

 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the definitions of
   concentrated cannabis and marihuana
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  4  of  section  3302  of  the
 public  health  law,  as added by chapter 878 of the laws of 1972 and as
 renumbered by chapter 537 of the laws of 1998, is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (a)  the  separated  resin, whether crude or purified, obtained from a
 plant of the genus Cannabis WITH A DELTA-9 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL  CONCEN-
 TRATION GREATER THAN 0.3 PERCENT ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS; or
   § 2. Subdivision 21 of section 3302 of the public health law, as added
 by  chapter  878 of the laws of 1972 and as renumbered by chapter 537 of
 the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   21. "Marihuana" means all parts of the plant of  the  genus  Cannabis,
 whether  growing  or  not,  WITH  A DELTA-9 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONCEN-
 TRATION GREATER THAN 0.3 PERCENT ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS; the seeds there-
 of; the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every  compound,
 manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its
 seeds or resin. It does not include: (A) the mature stalks of the plant,
 fiber  produced  from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds of the
 plant, any other compound, manufacture, salt,  derivative,  mixture,  or
 preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom),
 fiber,  oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is inca-
 pable of germination; OR (B) INDUSTRIAL HEMP AS DEFINED IN SECTION  FIVE
 HUNDRED FIVE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

2017-S8072B - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10826
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3302, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S938

2017-S8072B - Summary

Amends the definitions of concentrated cannabis and marihuana.

2017-S8072B - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8072B - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8072--B
     Cal. No. 901
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Agriculture  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its  place  in the order of third reading -- again amended and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the definitions of
   concentrated cannabis and marihuana
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  4 of section 3302 of the
 public health law, as added by chapter 878 of the laws of  1972  and  as
 renumbered  by  chapter  537  of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) the separated resin, whether crude or purified,  obtained  from  a
 plant  of  the  genus Cannabis, EXCEPT WHEN DERIVED FROM INDUSTRIAL HEMP
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW; or
   § 2. Subdivision 21 of section 3302 of the public health law, as added
 by chapter 878 of the laws of 1972 and as renumbered by chapter  537  of
 the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   21.  "Marihuana"  means  all parts of the plant of the genus Cannabis,
 whether growing or not,  WITH  A  DELTA-9  TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL  CONCEN-
 TRATION GREATER THAN 0.3 PERCENT ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS; the seeds there-
 of;  the resin extracted from any part of the plant; and every compound,
 manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the plant, its
 seeds or resin. It does not include: (A) the mature stalks of the plant,
 fiber produced from the stalks, oil or cake made from the seeds  of  the
 plant,  any  other  compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
 preparation of the mature stalks (except the resin extracted therefrom),
 fiber, oil, or cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is  inca-
 pable  of  germination; OR (B) INDUSTRIAL HEMP PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWEN-
 TY-NINE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

2017-S8072C (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10826
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3302, Pub Health L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S938

2017-S8072C (ACTIVE) - Summary

Amends the definitions of concentrated cannabis and marihuana.

2017-S8072C (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8072C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8072--C
     Cal. No. 901
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 26, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  O'MARA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on  Agriculture  --  reported
   favorably  from  said  committee,  ordered to first and second report,
   ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered  reprinted,  retaining
   its  place  in the order of third reading -- again amended and ordered
   reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading --  again
   amended  and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining its place in the order of
   third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the definitions of
   concentrated cannabis and marihuana
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  4 of section 3302 of the
 public health law, as added by chapter 878 of the laws of  1972  and  as
 renumbered  by  chapter  537  of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (a) the separated resin, whether crude or purified,  obtained  from  a
 plant  of  the  genus Cannabis, EXCEPT WHEN DERIVED FROM INDUSTRIAL HEMP
 PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THE AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW; or
   § 2. Subdivision 21 of section 3302 of the public health law, as added
 by chapter 878 of the laws of 1972 and as renumbered by chapter  537  of
 the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   21.  "Marihuana"  means  all parts of the plant of the genus Cannabis,
 whether growing or not; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from  any
 part  of  the  plant; and every compound, manufacture, salt, derivative,
 mixture, or preparation of the plant, its seeds or resin.  It  does  not
 include:  (A)  the  mature  stalks of the plant, fiber produced from the
 stalks, oil or cake  made  from  the  seeds  of  the  plant,  any  other
 compound,  manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or preparation of the
 mature stalks (except the resin extracted  therefrom),  fiber,  oil,  or
 cake, or the sterilized seed of the plant which is incapable of germina-
 tion;  OR  (B)  INDUSTRIAL  HEMP  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWENTY-NINE OF THE
 AGRICULTURE AND MARKETS LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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