Assembly Bill A1617

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the "marihuana regulation and taxation act"; repealer

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A1617 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8341
2015-2016: A3089
2017-2018: A3506
2021-2022: A1248

2019-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

2019-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
              

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2019-A1617A - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8341
2015-2016: A3089
2017-2018: A3506
2021-2022: A1248

2019-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

2019-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
              

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2019-A1617B - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8341
2015-2016: A3089
2017-2018: A3506
2021-2022: A1248

2019-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

2019-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
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2019-A1617C (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Various Laws, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8341
2015-2016: A3089
2017-2018: A3506
2021-2022: A1248

2019-A1617C (ACTIVE) - 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

2019-A1617C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1617--C
 
                        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,  DARLING, RODRIGUEZ, FERNANDEZ, ARROYO, BRONSON,
   DE LA ROSA, FALL, CARROLL, LENTOL, DenDEKKER, RAMOS, BENEDETTO,  SIMO-
   TAS,  SIMON,  KIM,  AUBRY  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. MOSLEY,
   SEAWRIGHT, STECK, TAYLOR -- read once and referred to the Committee on
   Codes -- committee discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
   amended  and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said
   committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and  recommit-
   ted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted to the Committee on Codes in
   accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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