New York S 8575: Imposes increased fines on certain individuals who commit riot in the first degree during a state disaster emergency

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Amd Cannabis L, generally; add Art 20-E §§500 - 500-f, amd §1115, Tax L; amd §99-ii, St Fin L

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Enacts the "hemp beverage and taxation act"; defines cannabinoid hemp beverage; prohibits the sale of cannabinoid hemp beverages to persons twenty-one years of age or older; provides requirements for the product or labeling of such products; provides for offenses for persons under the age of twenty-one years who purchase or attempt to purchase a cannabinoid hemp beverage through fraudulent means and persons who procure such beverages for persons under the age of twenty-one years; imposes advertising requirements; imposes a tax on cannabinoid hemp products; provides for the disbursement of revenues collected pursuant to Article 20-e of the Tax Law.

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11/12/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 8575

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 November 12, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to the prohibition on the
 sale of intoxicating cannabinoid hemp products; to amend the tax law,
 in relation to directing the office of cannabis management to enforce
 against noncompliance; to amend the state finance law, in relation to
 the New York state cannabis revenue fund; and to amend the tax law, in
 relation to sales and compensating use taxes on hemp and hemp derived
 beverages

 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 "hemp beverage and taxation act".
 3 § 2. Section 90 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 4 vision 11 to read as follows:
 5 11. "Cannabinoid hemp beverage" means any hemp and any product proc-
 6 essed or derived from hemp, that is in the form of a potable liquid,
 7 that is used for human consumption, provided that when such product is
 8 packaged or offered for retail sale to a consumer, it shall not have a
 9 concentration of more than five tenths of a percent of delta-9 tetrahy-
 10 drocannabinol.
 11 § 3. Section 91 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 12 vision 14 to read as follows:
 13 14. Nothing in this article shall prevent the sale of cannabinoid hemp
 14 beverages; provided however, that any cannabinoid hemp beverage sold
 15 shall be limited to a person of twenty-one years of age or older and
 16 such beverage may contain up to five milligrams of total delta-9 tetrah-
 17 ydrocannabinol concentration (THC) per container and shall be subject to
 18 regulations promulgated by the board; provided further that such regu-
 19 lations shall not unduly restrict the availability of cannabinoid hemp

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13953-02-5

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 1 beverages nor include a ratio of any non-THC cannabinoid, including but
 2 not limited to cannabidiol (CBD), to THC per serving or container.
 3 § 4. The cannabis law is amended by adding a new section 93-a to read
 4 as follows:
 5 § 93-a. Cannabinoid hemp beverage retailer license. 1. Retailers sell-
 6 ing cannabinoid hemp beverages, in final form to consumers within the
 7 state, shall be required to obtain a cannabinoid hemp beverage retailer
 8 license from the board.
 9 2. Retail sales shall be restricted to the premises of the cannabinoid
 10 hemp beverage retailer licensee. Indirect or direct delivery of cannabi-
 11 noid hemp beverages to a consumer is prohibited, unless such licensee
 12 also possesses an adult-use retail dispensary license as provided under
 13 section seventy-two of this chapter.
 14 3. Licenses issued under this section may be issued to retailers
 15 licensed under sections fifty-three