Assembly Bill A8711

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Authorizes a microbusiness licensee to change their license type to an adult use cannabis cultivation license, upon the approval of the office of cannabis management

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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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2025-A8711 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8189
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §73, Cannabis L

2025-A8711 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a microbusiness licensee to change their license type to an adult use cannabis cultivation license, upon the approval of the office of cannabis management; directs the office to promulgate regulations allowing a microbusiness licensee to be licensed and operate without opening a retail storefront.

2025-A8711 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8711
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 2, 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 microbusiness licenses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 73 of the cannabis law is amended by adding two new
 subdivisions 4 and 5 to read as follows:
   4. LICENSEES UNDER THIS SECTION MAY,  UPON  APPROVAL  BY  THE  OFFICE,
 CHANGE  THEIR  LICENSE  TYPE  FROM  MICROBUSINESS  TO ADULT USE CANNABIS
 CULTIVATION.  A LICENSEE UNDER THIS SECTION WHO  CHANGES  THEIR  LICENSE
 TYPE  TO  ADULT USE CANNABIS CULTIVATION SHALL BE REQUIRED TO RELINQUISH
 CONTROL, IF ESTABLISHED, OVER ANY PROPERTY OBTAINED FOR THE PURPOSES  OF
 CONDUCTING  ADULT  USE RETAIL SALES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION. THE
 OFFICE MAY ALLOW SUCH LICENSEE TO MAINTAIN AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROP-
 ERTY IF THE LICENSEE DEMONSTRATES, TO THE SATISFACTION  OF  THE  OFFICE,
 THAT  SUCH  REAL  PROPERTY  WILL NOT BE UTILIZED BY THE LICENSEE FOR THE
 PURPOSES OF ADULT USE RETAIL SALES. SUCH PROOF MAY BE  SUPPLIED  BY  THE
 LICENSEE IN THE FORM OF AN ATTESTATION, AFFIRMATION OR OTHER OATH TO THE
 SAME EFFECT.
   5.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL PROMULGATE REGULATIONS ALLOWING A MICROBUSINESS
 LICENSEE UNDER THIS SECTION TO BE LICENSED AND OPERATE WITHOUT OPENING A
 RETAIL STOREFRONT; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN  THIS  SUBDIVISION
 SHALL  AUTHORIZE  A  LICENSEE  UNDER  THIS  SECTION TO PROVIDE DIRECT TO
 CONSUMER SALES WITHOUT OBTAINING A RETAIL STOREFRONT AND  APPROVAL  FROM
 THE OFFICE TO COMMENCE SALES FROM SUCH STOREFRONT.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13185-01-5

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