Assembly Bill A9179

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Directs the cannabis control board not to issue any license for dispensaries of cannabis until the cannabis control board reviews and closes businesses which are selling cannabis without a license

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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-A9179 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Cannabis

2023-A9179 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the cannabis control board not to issue any license, permit or registration for retail dispensaries of cannabis until the cannabis control board reviews and closes businesses which are selling cannabis without a proper license or permit.

2023-A9179 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9179
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to establish a moratorium  on  issuing  any  license,  permit  or
   registration  for  retail  dispensaries of cannabis until the cannabis
   control board reviews and closes businesses which are selling cannabis
   without a proper license or permit

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Legislative  intent. The legislature finds that there has
 been an increase in the number of unlicensed  "Smoke  Shops"  throughout
 the state, estimated to exceed 30,000, with approximately 1500 operating
 illegally  in New York City alone. These operations undermine the integ-
 rity of our local businesses. These establishments often operate outside
 the bounds of existing regulations, posing a  significant  challenge  to
 law  enforcement  and  disrupting  the business model that the state has
 been established for cannabis dispensaries draining the state of  impor-
 tant tax revenue.
   § 2. The cannabis control board shall not issue any license, permit or
 registration  for  retail  dispensaries  of  cannabis until the cannabis
 control board or any other authorized entity or law  enforcement  agency
 reviews and closes businesses which are selling cannabis without a prop-
 er license or permit issued by the office of cannabis management.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14079-01-4

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