assembly Bill A1617C

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; repealer

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 11, 2020 print number 1617c
Mar 11, 2020 amend and recommit to codes
Jan 08, 2020 referred to codes
Jun 12, 2019 print number 1617b
Jun 12, 2019 amend and recommit to codes
May 24, 2019 print number 1617a
May 24, 2019 amend (t) and recommit to codes
Jan 16, 2019 referred to codes

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A1617 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1527
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8341, S6005
2015-2016: A3089, S1747
2017-2018: A3506, S3040
2021-2022: A1248, S854

A1617 - Summary

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; relates to the description of cannabis, and the growing of and use of cannabis by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of cannabis; relates to removing certain references to marijuana relating to forfeiture actions (view more) relates to the qualification of certain offenses involving cannabis and exempts certain persons from prosecution for the use, consumption, display, production or distribution of cannabis; relates to the definition of smoking; provides for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, process and sell marihuana; levies an excise tax on certain sales of cannabis; repeals certain provisions of the penal law relating to the criminal sale of cannabis and provisions of the general business law relating to drug paraphernalia; creates the New York state cannabis revenue fund, the New York state drug treatment and public education fund and the New York state community grants reinvestment fund.

A1617 - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  1617

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, WEPRIN, HUNT-
  ER,   HYNDMAN,   PICHARDO,   BLAKE,  L. ROSENTHAL,  JAFFEE,  DINOWITZ,
  JEAN-PIERRE,  ABINANTI,  RICHARDSON,  HEVESI,  WALKER,  VANEL,   NIOU,
  WRIGHT,  BICHOTTE,  CAHILL,  LIFTON  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  EPSTEIN, MOSLEY, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, STECK,  TAYLOR  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to the description of
  marihuana,  and the growing of and use of marihuana by persons twenty-
  one years of age or older; to amend the civil practice law and  rules,
  in  relation  to  removing certain references to marihuana relating to
  forfeiture actions; to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in  relation
  to  making technical changes regarding the definition of marihuana; to
  amend the penal law, in  relation  to  the  qualification  of  certain
  offenses involving marihuana and to exempt certain persons from prose-
  cution  for  the use, consumption, display, production or distribution
  of marihuana; to amend the public health law in relation to the  defi-
  nition  of  smoking;  to  amend the alcoholic beverage control law, in
  relation to providing for  the  licensure  of  persons  authorized  to
  produce,  process  and sell marihuana; to amend the state finance law,
  in relation to establishing the New York state marihuana revenue fund,
  the New York state drug treatment education  fund  and  the  New  York
  state  community  grants  reinvestment  fund; to amend the tax law, in
  relation to providing for the levying of  an  excise  tax  on  certain
  sales  of  marihuana;  to  amend the criminal procedure law, the civil
  practice law and rules, the general business law,  the  state  finance
  law,  the  executive  law, the penal law, the vehicle and traffic law,
  and the family court act in relation to making conforming changes;  to
  amend  the  alcoholic  beverage control law, in relation to alcohol or
  substance use disorder training awareness programs; to amend the state
  finance law, in relation to a revolving loan fund; to repeal  sections
  221.05,  221.10,  221.15, 221.20, 221.25, 221.30, 221.35 and 221.40 of
  the penal law relating to the criminal possession and sale of marihua-
  na; to repeal paragraph (f) of subdivision 2 of  section  850  of  the
  general business law relating to drug related paraphernalia; to repeal

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

Co-Sponsors

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Multi-Sponsors

A1617A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1527
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8341, S6005
2015-2016: A3089, S1747
2017-2018: A3506, S3040
2021-2022: A1248, S854

A1617A - Summary

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; relates to the description of cannabis, and the growing of and use of cannabis by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of cannabis; relates to removing certain references to marijuana relating to forfeiture actions (view more) relates to the qualification of certain offenses involving cannabis and exempts certain persons from prosecution for the use, consumption, display, production or distribution of cannabis; relates to the definition of smoking; provides for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, process and sell marihuana; levies an excise tax on certain sales of cannabis; repeals certain provisions of the penal law relating to the criminal sale of cannabis and provisions of the general business law relating to drug paraphernalia; creates the New York state cannabis revenue fund, the New York state drug treatment and public education fund and the New York state community grants reinvestment fund.

A1617A - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 1617--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PEOPLES-STOKES,  GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, WRIGHT,
  WEPRIN, HUNTER, HYNDMAN, PICHARDO, BLAKE, L. ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, DINOW-
  ITZ, JEAN-PIERRE, ABINANTI, RICHARDSON, HEVESI, WALKER,  VANEL,  NIOU,
  BICHOTTE, CAHILL, LIFTON, EPSTEIN, QUART, ORTIZ, REYES, DICKENS, FRON-
  TUS,  CRUZ,  SOLAGES,  RAYNOR,  RODRIGUEZ, FERNANDEZ, ARROYO, BRONSON,
  DE LA ROSA, FALL, CARROLL, LENTOL, DenDEKKER, RAMOS -- Multi-Sponsored
  by -- M. of A.  MOSLEY, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, STECK, TAYLOR --  read  once
  and  referred  to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN ACT in relation to constituting chapter 7-A of the consolidated laws,
  in relation to the creation of a new office of cannabis management, as
  an  independent  entity  within  the  division  of  alcoholic beverage
  control, providing for the licensure of persons authorized  to  culti-
  vate, process, distribute and sell cannabis and the use of cannabis by
  persons  aged  twenty-one or older; to amend the public health law, in
  relation to the description of cannabis; to amend the  penal  law,  in
  relation  to  the  growing  and  use of cannabis by persons twenty-one
  years of age or older; to amend the tax law, in relation to  providing
  for  the levying of taxes on cannabis; to amend the criminal procedure
  law, the civil practice law and rules, the general business  law,  the
  state  finance  law,  the  executive law, the penal law, the alcoholic
  beverage control law, the general obligations law, the social services
  law, the agriculture and markets law and the vehicle and traffic  law,
  in  relation  to making conforming changes; to amend the public health
  law, in relation to the definition of  smoking;  to  amend  the  state
  finance  law,  in relation to establishing the New York state cannabis
  revenue fund, the New York state drug treatment and  public  education
  fund  and  the  New  York state community grants reinvestment fund; to
  amend chapter 90 of the laws of 2014 amending the public  health  law,
  the  tax  law,  the  state  finance law, the general business law, the
  penal law and the criminal procedure law relating to  medical  use  of
  marihuana, in relation to the effectiveness thereof; to repeal certain
  provisions  of  the  public health law relating to growing of cannabis

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

Co-Sponsors

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Multi-Sponsors

A1617B - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1527
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8341, S6005
2015-2016: A3089, S1747
2017-2018: A3506, S3040
2021-2022: A1248, S854

A1617B - Summary

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; relates to the description of cannabis, and the growing of and use of cannabis by persons twenty-one years of age or older; makes technical changes regarding the definition of cannabis; relates to removing certain references to marijuana relating to forfeiture actions (view more) relates to the qualification of certain offenses involving cannabis and exempts certain persons from prosecution for the use, consumption, display, production or distribution of cannabis; relates to the definition of smoking; provides for the licensure of persons authorized to produce, process and sell marihuana; levies an excise tax on certain sales of cannabis; repeals certain provisions of the penal law relating to the criminal sale of cannabis and provisions of the general business law relating to drug paraphernalia; creates the New York state cannabis revenue fund, the New York state drug treatment and public education fund and the New York state community grants reinvestment fund.

A1617B - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                 1617--B

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PEOPLES-STOKES,  GOTTFRIED, LUPARDO, WRIGHT,
  WEPRIN, HUNTER, HYNDMAN, PICHARDO, BLAKE, L. ROSENTHAL, JAFFEE, DINOW-
  ITZ, JEAN-PIERRE, ABINANTI, RICHARDSON, HEVESI, WALKER,  VANEL,  NIOU,
  BICHOTTE, CAHILL, LIFTON, EPSTEIN, QUART, ORTIZ, REYES, DICKENS, FRON-
  TUS,  CRUZ,  SOLAGES,  RAYNOR,  RODRIGUEZ, FERNANDEZ, ARROYO, BRONSON,
  DE LA ROSA, FALL, CARROLL, LENTOL, DenDEKKER, RAMOS, BENEDETTO,  SIMO-
  TAS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. MOSLEY, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON, STECK,
  TAYLOR  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- commit-
  tee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and  recom-
  mitted  to  said  committee -- again reported from said committee with
  amendments, ordered reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted  to  said
  committee

AN ACT in relation to constituting chapter 7-A of the consolidated laws,
  in relation to the creation of a new office of cannabis management, as
  an  independent  entity  within  the  division  of  alcoholic beverage
  control, providing for the licensure of persons authorized  to  culti-
  vate, process, distribute and sell cannabis and the use of cannabis by
  persons  aged  twenty-one or older; to amend the public health law, in
  relation to the description of cannabis; to amend the  penal  law,  in
  relation  to  the  growing  and  use of cannabis by persons twenty-one
  years of age or older; to amend the tax law, in relation to  providing
  for  the levying of taxes on cannabis; to amend the criminal procedure
  law, the civil practice law and rules, the general business  law,  the
  state  finance  law,  the  executive law, the penal law, the alcoholic
  beverage control law, the general obligations law, the social services
  law, the agriculture and markets law and the vehicle and traffic  law,
  in  relation  to making conforming changes; to amend the public health
  law, in relation to the definition of  smoking;  to  amend  the  state
  finance  law,  in relation to establishing the New York state cannabis
  revenue fund, the New York state drug treatment and  public  education
  fund  and  the  New  York state community grants reinvestment fund; to
  amend chapter 90 of the laws of 2014 amending the public  health  law,
  the  tax  law,  the  state  finance law, the general business law, the
  penal law and the criminal procedure law relating to  medical  use  of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets