Assembly Bill A5441

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to synthetic cannabinoid

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A5441 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5379
Current Committee:
Assembly Health
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §3302, Pub Health L; amd §220.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A8913, S6717
2015-2016: A5453, A5454, A8697, S4712
2017-2018: A1609, A3273, S748
2019-2020: A4491, A6156, S1862
2021-2022: A1323, A6465, S2716
2023-2024: A197

2013-A5441 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to defining the term synthetic cannabinoid.

2013-A5441 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5441

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BARCLAY, OAKS, WALTER, DUPREY, HAWLEY, FINCH,
  GRAF, MONTESANO, CORWIN, RIVERA, P. LOPEZ, LOSQUADRO, GIGLIO, BLANKEN-
  BUSH, RAIA,  MALLIOTAKIS,  McLAUGHLIN,  McKEVITT,  COLTON,  PALMESANO,
  GABRYSZAK,  CROUCH,  CASTRO,  STEVENSON,  GOODELL,  TITONE,  JORDAN --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO,  CERETTO,  COOK,  GALEF,  KOLB,
  MAGEE, REILICH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health

AN  ACT to amend the public health law and the penal law, in relation to
  synthetic cannabinoids

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 3302 of the public health law is amended by adding
two new subdivisions 42 and 43 to read as follows:
  42. "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL COMPOUND THAT IS CHEMI-
CALLY SYNTHESIZED AND:
  (A) HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE A BINDING ACTIVITY AT  ONE  OR  MORE
CANNABINOID RECEPTORS; OR
  (B) IS A CHEMICAL ISOMER, SALT OR SALT OF AN ISOMER OF A COMPOUND THAT
HAS  BEEN  DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE BINDING ACTIVITY AT ONE OR MORE CANNABI-
NOID RECEPTORS.
  "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PRODUCTS THAT  HAVE  BEEN
APPROVED  FOR  MEDICAL  USE  BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS-
TRATION.
  43. "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ANALOG" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL THAT IS SUBSTAN-
TIALLY SIMILAR IN CHEMICAL STRUCTURE TO A  CHEMICAL  COMPOUND  THAT  HAS
BEEN  DETERMINED  TO  HAVE  BINDING  ACTIVITY AT ONE OR MORE CANNABINOID
RECEPTORS. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED  FOR
MEDICAL USE BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
  S  2.  Subdivision 6 of section 220.00 of the penal law, as amended by
chapter 1051 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read as follows:
  6.  "Marihuana"  means  "marihuana"  [or],  "concentrated   cannabis",
"SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" OR "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ANALOG" as those terms
are  defined  in  section  thirty-three hundred two of the public health
law.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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