New York A 4360: Enacts the cannabis oversight and official engagement act

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A04360 Summary:

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Enacts the "cannabis oversight and official engagement act"; requires the office of cannabis management to notify appropriate elected officials of applications for adult-use retail dispensaries in their legislative districts; requires the office to consider any responses from such elected officials in determining an application for an adult-use retail dispensary license; requires such communications to be made public.

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02/04/2025referred to economic development

01/07/2026referred to economic development

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4360

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to enacting the "cannabis
 oversight and official engagement act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "cannabis oversight and official engagement act".
 3 § 2. The cannabis law is amended by adding a new section 76-a to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 76-a. Notification to elected officials of adult-use retail dispen-
 6 sary license. 1. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the
 7 following terms shall have the following meanings:
 8 (a) "Adult-use retail dispensary license" means an adult-use retail
 9 dispensary license issued pursuant to section seventy-two of this arti-
 10 cle.
 11 (b) "Elected official" means the elected member of the assembly or
 12 senate representing a legislative district.
 13 (c) "Legislative district" means an assembly or senate district in the
 14 state, as designated by the most recently approved districting or redis-
 15 tricting plan.
 16 2. Notice requirement. (a) Prior to the approval of any application
 17 for an adult-use retail dispensary license, the office shall notify the
 18 elected officials representing the legislative districts within which
 19 the proposed adult-use retail dispensary would be located of such appli-
 20 cation. Such notice shall be sent no later than thirty days before a
 21 decision is made regarding such application. Such notice shall be sent
 22 by certified mail, electronic mail, or any other method deemed reliable
 23 by the office.
 24 (b) The notice required under paragraph (a) of this subdivision shall
 25 include:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08736-01-5

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 1 (i) the trade name and address of the proposed adult-use retail
 2 dispensary;
 3 (ii) the full name and contact information of the applicant;
 4 (iii) a summary of the proposed operation and business model of the
 5 proposed adult-use retail dispensary;
 6 (iv) the date, to be determined by the office, by which the elected
 7 officials may submit any comments or objections regarding the applica-
 8 tion for an adult-use retail dispensary license; and
 9 (v) any other information as may be determined by the office.
 10 3. Response from elected officials. Elected officials may submit to
 11 the office any written feedback, support, concerns, or objections they
 12 may have regarding an application for an adult-use retail dispensary
 13 license within twenty days of receipt of the notice sent pursuant to
 14 subdivision two of this section. The office shall consider any such
 15 written feedback, support, concerns, or objections submitted by elected
 16 officials in making its decision to approve or reject an application for
 17 an adult-use retail dispensary license.
 18 4. Record and transparency. All communications between the office and
 19 elected officials pursuant to this section shall be a part of the public
 20 record, subject to any applicable state or federal laws concerning
 21 privacy and confidentiality. The office shall pu