New York S 6611: Prohibits the possession and use of cannabis by persons under the age of twenty-one years

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Add §§222.11 & 222.26, Pen L; amd §132, add §132-a, Cannabis L

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Prohibits persons under the age of twenty-one years from possessing or using cannabis except for patients certified pursuant to article three of the cannabis law; provides for the seizure of such cannabis from a person under age twenty-one and the imposition of civil penalties, community service, or both for violations.

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03/18/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6611

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 18, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the cannabis law, in relation to
 prohibiting the possession and use of cannabis by persons under the
 age of twenty-one

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

 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 222.11
 2 and 222.26 to read as follows:
 3 § 222.11 Restrictions on cannabis use; persons under age twenty-one.
 4 No person under the age of twenty-one years shall smoke, vape, ingest,
 5 consume or otherwise use cannabis or concentrated cannabis; provided,
 6 however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any
 7 person who is a certified patient pursuant to article three of the
 8 cannabis law.
 9 Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, violations of this
 10 section by persons under the age of twenty-one years shall be subject to
 11 a civil penalty not exceeding two hundred fifty dollars, or an amount of
 12 community service not exceeding thirty hours, or both such civil penalty
 13 and community service as provided in sections one hundred thirty-two and
 14 one hundred thirty-two-a of the cannabis law.
 15 § 222.26 Unlawful possession of cannabis; persons under age twenty-one.
 16 1. A person is guilty of unlawful possession of cannabis when, being
 17 under the age of twenty-one years, such person knowingly possesses one
 18 or more preparations, compounds, mixtures or substances containing
 19 cannabis and such person is not a certified patient pursuant to article
 20 three of the cannabis law.
 21 2. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, violations of this
 22 section shall be subject to a civil penalty not exceeding two hundred
 23 fifty dollars, or an amount of community service not exceeding thirty
 24 hours, or both such civil penalty and community service as provided in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09864-01-5

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 1 sections one hundred thirty-two and one hundred thirty-two-a of the
 2 cannabis law.
 3 § 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 132
 4 of the cannabis law is amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read
 5 as follows:
 6 (i) The person shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than
 7 two hundred fifty dollars, or an amount of community service not to
 8 exceed thirty hours, or both such civil penalty and community service,
 9 as provided in section one hundred thirty-two-a of this article. The
 10 civil penalty shall be payable to the office of cannabis management.
 11 (d) The issuance of a summons by a court having jurisdiction of such
 12 violation as provided in section one hundred thirty-two-a of this arti-
 13 cle.
 14 § 3. Subdivision 5 of section 132 of the cannabis law is amended to
 15 read as follows:
 16 5. Cannabis recovered from individuals who are found to be in
 17 violation of this chapter may after notice and opportunity for a hearing
 18 be considered a nuisance and shall be disposed of or destroyed;
 19 provided, however, that cannabis recovered from individuals who are
 20 found to be in violation of subdivision four of this section, or section
 21 222.11 or 222.26