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Assembly Bill A4187

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to rules and regulations for advertising and marketing of cannabis

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2025-A4187 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §86, Cannabis L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A10435

2025-A4187 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the promulgation of rules and regulations for advertising and marketing of cannabis that include, but are not limited to, signage on the exterior walls or windows of licensed retail dispensaries; signage in languages other than English; lighting in colors other than white; other such advertising measures.

2025-A4187 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4187
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Economic Development
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the cannabis law, in relation to rules and regulations
   for advertising and marketing of cannabis
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Section 86 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A. THE BOARD SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR  ADVERTISING
 AND MARKETING THAT ALLOW FOR:
   (A)  SIGNAGE  ON  THE  EXTERIOR  WALLS  OR  WINDOWS OF LICENSED RETAIL
 DISPENSARIES;
   (B) SIGNAGE ON THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY ATTACHED TO OR IN FRONT OF THE
 LICENSED RETAIL DISPENSARY;
   (C) SIGNAGE IN LANGUAGES OTHER THAN ENGLISH;
   (D) TRANSPARENT WINDOW TINTING;
   (E) LIGHTING IN COLORS OTHER THAN WHITE;
   (F) THE USE OF LOYALTY PROGRAMS BY LICENSED RETAIL DISPENSARIES; AND
   (G) DISTRIBUTION OF FLYERS BY EMPLOYEES OF THE LICENSED RETAIL DISPEN-
 SARY ON PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY ATTACHED TO OR IN  FRONT  OF  THE  LICENSED
 RETAIL DISPENSARY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06833-01-5

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