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Assembly Bill A5045

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires development and implementation of a comprehensive education campaign regarding the dangers of cannabinoid use

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2023-A5045 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §19, Cannabis L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A1027

2023-A5045 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires development and implementation of a comprehensive education campaign regarding the dangers of cannabinoid use.

2023-A5045 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5045
 
                        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 requiring the  develop-
   ment  and  implementation of a comprehensive education campaign on the
   dangers of cannabinoid use

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section  19  of  the  cannabis  law is amended to read as
 follows:
   § 19. Public health and education campaign. The office,  in  consulta-
 tion  with  the  commissioners  of  the  department of health, office of
 addiction services and supports, and  office  of  mental  health,  shall
 develop and implement a comprehensive public health monitoring, surveil-
 lance  and  education  campaign  regarding the legalization of adult-use
 cannabis and the impact of cannabis use on  public  health  and  safety.
 THE  OFFICE,  IN  CONSULTATION WITH THE OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND
 SUPPORTS AND OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH,  SHALL  DEVELOP  AND  IMPLEMENT  A
 COMPREHENSIVE  EDUCATION  CAMPAIGN  REGARDING THE DANGERS OF CANNABINOID
 USE. The public health and education campaign shall also include general
 education to the public about the cannabis law.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09011-01-3

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