Senate Bill S8375A

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Establishes the small cannabis farmer relief act

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  • Introduced
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    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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Bill Amendments

2025-S8375 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8811
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Add §68-c, Cannabis L

2025-S8375 - Summary

Establishes the "small cannabis farmer relief act" to allow certain cultivators to expand their canopy.

2025-S8375 - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8375 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8375
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to establishing the "small
   cannabis farmer relief act"; and providing  for  the  repeal  of  such
   provisions upon expiration thereof

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  the  "small
 cannabis farmer relief act".
   §  2. The cannabis law is amended by adding a new section 68-c to read
 as follows:
   §  68-C.  LIMITED  CANOPY  EXPANSION.  1.    (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 PROVISION  OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY LICENSEE WHO DURING THE TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-TWO OR TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE  CALENDAR  YEAR  SHALL  BE
 ELIGIBLE TO EXPAND THEIR CANOPY AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B)  LICENSEES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO EXPAND THEIR CULTIVATION CANOPY TO
 UP TO TWICE THE MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE CULTIVATED IN TWO THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-TWO  OR  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE, PROVIDED THAT THE EXPANDED AREA
 SHALL NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM LIMITS  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  CORRESPONDING
 CULTIVATION TIER.
   (C)  VERIFICATION  OF  CANOPY CULTIVATED IN TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO OR
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE  OFFICE  IN  A  FORM
 PRESCRIBED BY THE OFFICE. DENIALS OF APPLICATIONS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION
 MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CANNABIS CONTROL BOARD.
   (D) NO ADDITIONAL FEES SHALL BE ASSESSED FOR CANOPY EXPANSIONS AUTHOR-
 IZED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING STANDARD LICENSE RENEWAL
 FEES.
   (E) MICROBUSINESS LICENSEES WHO PREVIOUSLY HELD  AN  ADULT-USE  CONDI-
 TIONAL  CULTIVATOR  LICENSE  SHALL ALSO BE ELIGIBLE FOR CANOPY EXPANSION
 UNDER THIS SECTION.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13242-02-5
 S. 8375                             2

2025-S8375A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8811
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Add §68-c, Cannabis L

2025-S8375A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the "small cannabis farmer relief act" to allow certain cultivators to expand their canopy.

2025-S8375A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S8375A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8375--A
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HINCHEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Rules  --  committee
   discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
   to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to establishing the "small
   cannabis  farmer  relief  act";  and  providing for the repeal of such
   provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as the "small
 cannabis farmer relief act".
   § 2. The cannabis law is amended by adding a new section 68-c to  read
 as follows:
   §  68-C.  LIMITED  CANOPY  EXPANSION.  1.    (A)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY
 PROVISION OF LAW TO THE  CONTRARY,  ANY  LICENSEE  WHO  QUALIFIES  AS  A
 DISTRESSED  FARMER  AND LEGALLY CULTIVATED CANNABIS DURING THE TWO THOU-
 SAND TWENTY-TWO OR TWO THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE  CALENDAR  YEAR  SHALL  BE
 ELIGIBLE TO EXPAND THEIR CANOPY AS PROVIDED IN THIS SUBDIVISION.
   (B)  LICENSEES SHALL BE ELIGIBLE TO EXPAND THEIR CULTIVATION CANOPY TO
 UP TO TWICE THE MAXIMUM SQUARE FOOTAGE CULTIVATED IN TWO THOUSAND  TWEN-
 TY-TWO  OR  TWO  THOUSAND  TWENTY-THREE, PROVIDED THAT THE EXPANDED AREA
 SHALL NOT EXCEED THE MAXIMUM LIMITS  ESTABLISHED  BY  THE  CORRESPONDING
 CULTIVATION TIER.
   (C)  VERIFICATION  OF  CANOPY CULTIVATED IN TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-TWO OR
 TWO THOUSAND TWENTY-THREE SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO THE  OFFICE  IN  A  FORM
 PRESCRIBED BY THE OFFICE. DENIALS OF APPLICATIONS UNDER THIS SUBDIVISION
 MAY BE APPEALED TO THE CANNABIS CONTROL BOARD.
   (D) NO ADDITIONAL FEES SHALL BE ASSESSED FOR CANOPY EXPANSIONS AUTHOR-
 IZED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS SUBDIVISION, INCLUDING STANDARD LICENSE RENEWAL
 FEES.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13242-03-5
 S. 8375--A                          2

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