Assembly Bill A4934

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits the sale or delivery of candy products containing THC in the state

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A4934 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§84, 85 & 125, Cannabis L

2023-A4934 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale or delivery, or agreement of sale or delivery, or giving away of candy products containing THC in the state.

2023-A4934 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4934
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK, K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to prohibiting the sale or
   delivery of candy products containing THC in the state
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 84 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. NO DISTRIBUTOR SHALL SELL OR DELIVER, OR AGREE TO SELL OR  DELIV-
 ER,  OR GIVE AWAY OR CAUSE OR PERMIT OR PROCURE TO BE SOLD, DELIVERED OR
 GIVEN AWAY ANY CANDY PRODUCT CONTAINING THC, INCLUDING, BUT NOT  LIMITED
 TO CHOCOLATES AND GUMMIES.
   §  2. Section 85 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. NO CANNABIS RETAIL LICENSEE SHALL SELL OR DELIVER,  OR  AGREE  TO
 SELL  OR DELIVER, OR GIVE AWAY OR CAUSE OR PERMIT OR PROCURE TO BE SOLD,
 DELIVERED OR GIVEN AWAY ANY CANDY PRODUCT CONTAINING THC, INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO CHOCOLATES AND GUMMIES.
   § 3. Section 125 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 1-a to read as follows:
   1-A. NO PERSON SHALL SELL OR DELIVER, OR AGREE TO SELL OR DELIVER,  OR
 GIVE  AWAY  OR CAUSE OR PERMIT OR PROCURE TO BE SOLD, DELIVERED OR GIVEN
 AWAY ANY CANDY PRODUCT CONTAINING THC, INCLUDING,  BUT  NOT  LIMITED  TO
 CHOCOLATES AND GUMMIES.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09015-01-3

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