Requires the cannabis control board to provide notice to state legislative representatives upon receipt of application for an adult-use cannabis retail dispensary or on-site consumption license in their district.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ZACCARO, BURDICK, LUCAS, LUNSFORD, SEAWRIGHT,
EPSTEIN, TAYLOR, HYNDMAN, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, JENSEN, NOVAKHOV, SMUL-
LEN, GALLAHAN, K. BROWN, GIGLIO, DAVILA, SIMONE, RAMOS, ZINERMAN,
SEPTIMO, STECK, REYES, RAGA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. WALSH --
read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to notice to elected offi-
cials upon receipt of certain applications
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 61 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. The board shall, within thirty days of the receipt of a completed
4 application for an adult-use retail dispensary license or an adult-use
5 on-site consumption license, provide written notice to the members of
6 the state assembly and senate who represent the district in which the
7 premises of the proposed dispensary or on-site consumption establishment
8 is located, that the application was received by the board.
9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the canna-
10 bis control board shall provide the notice required by subdivision 4 of
11 section 61 of the cannabis law as added by section one of this act for
12 any completed application which is pending as of the effective date of
13 this act.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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