Relates to regulations governing the sale and distribution of medical marihuana; permits registered organizations to contract with other entities to provide facilities, equipment and services; repeals provisions relating to pricing.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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1132
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, ABINANTI, NIOU, CARROLL, DINOWITZ,
L. ROSENTHAL, LUPARDO, D'URSO, STECK, ZEBROWSKI, LIFTON, M. L. MILLER,
WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. SIMON -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to normalizing the
organization of registered organizations to produce, sell, deliver or
distribute medical marihuana under strong regulation; and to repeal
certain provisions of such law relating to pricing of medical marihua-
na
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3364 of the public health law is amended by adding
2 a new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
3 14. A registered organization may contract with a person or entity to
4 provide facilities, equipment or services that are part of or incidental
5 to the registered organization's functions or activities under this
6 section. All laws and regulations applicable to the registered organiza-
7 tion shall apply to the contract. The registered organization and other
8 parties to the contract shall each be responsible and accountable for
9 compliance with such laws and regulations under the contract. Contract-
10 ing under this subdivision shall be approved by the commissioner, unless
11 the commissioner provides otherwise by regulation. The commissioner may
12 make regulations consistent with this title relating to contracts and
13 parties to contracts under this subdivision.
14 § 2. Section 3369-d of the public health law is REPEALED.
15 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
16 ments to section 3364 of the public health law made by section one of
17 this act shall not affect the expiration and repeal of such section and
18 shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03487-01-9
