New York A 8581: Relates to permissible employment, employment related activities, and volunteer activities that may be performed by convicted sex offenders

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A08581 Summary:

BILL NOA08581 

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Prohibits the cultivation, processing, distribution and sale of edible cannabis products, flavored cannabis vape cartridges and other flavored cannabis products; prohibits the use of food-related names in the labeling or packaging of cannabis products; prohibits the use of food-related names in the advertisement of cannabis products.

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BILL NOA08581 

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05/21/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8581

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 May 21, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to prohibiting the culti-
 vation, processing, distribution and sale of edible cannabis products,
 flavored cannabis vape cartridges and other flavored cannabis
 products, and providing restrictions on the labeling and advertisement
 of flavored cannabis products

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Section 3 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new
 2 subdivision 24-a to read as follows:
 3 24-a. "Edible cannabis product" means cannabis in a consumable form
 4 including, but not limited to, candy products, baked goods, chips,
 5 crackers and drinks.
 6 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 84 of the cannabis law is amended by
 7 adding two new paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows:
 8 (a) No distributor shall sell or distribute any edible cannabis prod-
 9 uct.
 10 (b) No distributor shall sell or distribute any flavored cannabis vape
 11 cartridge.
 12 § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 85 of the cannabis law is amended by
 13 adding two new paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows:
 14 (a) No cannabis retail licensee shall sell, deliver, or give away or
 15 cause or permit or procure to be sold, delivered or given away any
 16 edible cannabis product.
 17 (b) No cannabis retail licensee shall sell, deliver, or give away or
 18 cause or permit or procure to be sold, delivered or given away any
 19 flavored vape cartridge.
 20 § 4. Subdivision 1 of section 125 of the cannabis law is amended by
 21 adding two new paragraphs (a) and (b) to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11724-01-5

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 1 (a) No registered organization, licensee, or permittee or other entity
 2 under the jurisdiction of the board shall sell, deliver or give away, or
 3 cause, permit or procure to be sold, delivered or given away any edible
 4 cannabis product.
 5 (b) No registered organization, licensee, or permittee or other entity
 6 under the jurisdiction of the board shall sell, deliver or give away, or
 7 cause, permit or procure to be sold, delivered or given away any
 8 flavored cannabis vape cartridge.
 9 § 5. Section 83 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 10 vision 11 to read as follows:
 11 11. (a) No cultivator of adult-use cannabis shall grow or clone any
 12 cannabis plant which is flavored by the infusion of added terpenes.
 13 (b) No processor of adult-use cannabis shall extract, blend, infuse or
 14 otherwise manufacture any cannabis product with added terpenes for
 15 flavor.
 16 (c) For purposes of this subdivision, the term "terpene" shall include
 17 cannabis-derived terpenes, naturally-derived terpenes, including but not
 18 limited to lavender, citrus and pine needles, and synthetically-derived
 19 terpenes.
 20 § 6. Section 81 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 21 vision 8 to read as follows:
 22 8. Such rules and regulations shall include the prohibition of product
 23 labeling or packaging that reflects the name of or a type of food.
 24 Cultivators and processors of cannabis may distinguish between types of
 25 cannabis by assigning different names t