New York A 4579: Relates to appointments to the cannabis control board, and to oversight of registered cannabis organizations

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A04579 Summary:

BILL NOA04579 

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SAME ASSAME AS S01631

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SPONSORJensen

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§7, 36, 78 & 79, Cannabis L

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Relates to appointments to the cannabis control board; relates to seed-to-sale tracking and reporting for registered cannabis organizations; relates to state and local inspections of registered cannabis organizations.

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BILL NOA04579 

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02/04/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4579

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JENSEN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Economic Development

 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to appointments to the
 cannabis control board, and to oversight of registered cannabis organ-
 izations

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 7 of the cannabis law are
 2 amended to read as follows:
 3 1. The cannabis control board is hereby created and shall consist of a
 4 chairperson nominated by the governor and with the advice and consent of
 5 the senate, with one vote, and [four] eight other voting board members
 6 as provided for in subdivision two of this section.
 7 2. Appointments. In addition to the chairperson, the governor shall
 8 have two direct appointments to the board, [and] the temporary president
 9 of the senate and the speaker of the assembly shall each have [one] two
 10 direct [appointment] appointments to the board, and the minority leader
 11 of the senate and the minority leader of the assembly shall each have
 12 one direct appointment to the board. Appointments shall be for a term
 13 of three years each and should, to the extent possible, be geograph-
 14 ically and demographically representative of the state and communities
 15 historically affected by the war on drugs. Board members shall be citi-
 16 zens and permanent residents of this state. The chairperson and the
 17 remaining members of such board shall continue to serve as chairperson
 18 and members of the board until the expiration of the respective terms
 19 for which they were appointed. Upon the expiration of such respective
 20 terms the successors of such chairperson and members shall be appointed
 21 to serve for a term of three years each and until their successors have
 22 been appointed and qualified. The members, except for the chairperson,
 23 shall when performing the work of the board, be compensated at a rate of
 24 two hundred sixty dollars per day, and together with an allowance for

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04631-01-5

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 1 actual and necessary expenses incurred in the discharge of their duties.
 2 The chairperson shall receive an annual salary not to exceed an amount
 3 appropriated therefor by the legislature, and their expenses actually
 4 and necessarily incurred in the performance of their official duties,
 5 unless otherwise provided by the legislature. No member or member's
 6 spouse or minor child shall have any interest in an entity regulated by
 7 the board.
 8 § 2. Section 36 of the cannabis law is amended to read as follows:
 9 § 36. Reports of registered organizations. 1. The board shall, by
 10 regulation, require each registered organization to file reports by the
 11 registered organization during a particular period. The board shall
 12 determine the information to be reported and the forms, time, and manner
 13 of the reporting.
 14 2. The board shall, by regulation, require each registered organiza-
 15 tion to adopt and maintain security, tracking, record keeping, record
 16 retention and surveillance systems, relating to all medical cannabis at
 17 every stage of acquiring, possession, manufacture, sale, delivery,
 18 transporting, distributing, or dispensing by the registered organiza-
 19 tion, subject to regulations of the board. Such se