Assembly Bill A6465

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to synthetic cannabinoid

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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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2021-A6465 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2716
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3302, Pub Health L; amd §220.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8913, S6717
2013-2014: A5441, S5379
2015-2016: A5453, A5454, A8697, S4712
2017-2018: A1609, A3273, S748
2019-2020: A4491, A6156, S1862
2023-2024: A197

2021-A6465 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to defining the term synthetic cannabinoid.

2021-A6465 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6465
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 17, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced   by   M.   of  A.  BARCLAY,  MORINELLO,  REILLY,  MANKTELOW,
   J. M. GIGLIO, GALLAHAN, SALKA, LAWLER, LEMONDES, DeSTEFANO  --  Multi-
   Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.   BROWN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law and the penal law, in relation  to
   synthetic cannabinoids

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 3302 of the public health law is amended by  adding
 two new subdivisions 44 and 45 to read as follows:
   44. "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL COMPOUND THAT IS CHEMI-
 CALLY SYNTHESIZED AND:
   (A)  HAS  BEEN  DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE A BINDING ACTIVITY AT ONE OR MORE
 CANNABINOID RECEPTORS; OR
   (B) IS A CHEMICAL ISOMER, SALT OR SALT OF AN ISOMER OF A COMPOUND THAT
 HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE BINDING ACTIVITY AT ONE OR  MORE  CANNABI-
 NOID RECEPTORS.
   "SYNTHETIC  CANNABINOID"  DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN
 APPROVED FOR MEDICAL USE BY THE UNITED STATES  FOOD  AND  DRUG  ADMINIS-
 TRATION.
   45. "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ANALOG" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL THAT IS SUBSTAN-
 TIALLY  SIMILAR  IN  CHEMICAL  STRUCTURE TO A CHEMICAL COMPOUND THAT HAS
 BEEN DETERMINED TO HAVE BINDING ACTIVITY  AT  ONE  OR  MORE  CANNABINOID
 RECEPTORS.  IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR
 MEDICAL USE BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
   § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 220.00 of the penal law, as  amended  by
 chapter 537 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
   5.  "Controlled  substance"  means any substance listed in schedule I,
 II, III, IV or V of section  thirty-three  hundred  six  of  the  public
 health  law  other  than marihuana, but including concentrated cannabis,
 SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID, AND SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ANALOG  as  defined  in
 [paragraph  (a) of subdivision four of] section thirty-three hundred two
 of such law.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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