Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 03, 2024 |
referred to economic development |
Feb 08, 2023 |
referred to economic development |
Assembly Bill A3947
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
FAHY
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Donna Lupardo
Deborah Glick
Jo Anne Simon
Inez E. Dickens
2023-A3947 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-A3947 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Relates to the packaging of cannabis and industrial hemp products; requires the cannabis control board to develop strategic plans detailing the packaging and labeling requirements to be used prior to the retail sale of any cannabis or cannabis product; establishes a sustainable cannabis packaging incubator program.
2023-A3947 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3947 2023-2024 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 8, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. FAHY, LUPARDO, GLICK, SIMON, DICKENS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to the packaging of canna- bis and hemp products THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 81 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows: 2-A. SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS SHALL INCLUDE REQUIRING THE BOARD TO DEVELOP STRATEGIC PLANS DETAILING THE PRIMARY USE OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP FOR PACKAGING AND LABELING REQUIREMENTS TO BE USED PRIOR TO THE RETAIL SALE OF ANY CANNABIS OR CANNABIS PRODUCT TO A CANNABIS CONSUMER, IN ACCORD- ANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "INDUSTRIAL HEMP" MEANS THE PLANT CANNABIS SATIVA L. AND ANY PART OF SUCH PLANT, WHETHER GROWING OR NOT, WITH A DELTA-9 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONCENTRATION OF NOT MORE THAN 0.3 PERCENT ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS. § 2. The cannabis law is amended by adding a new section 103-a to read as follows: § 103-A. SUSTAINABLE CANNABIS PACKAGING; INCUBATOR PROGRAM. 1. THE BOARD, IN COORDINATION WITH THE EMPIRE STATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND AFTER RECEIVING INPUT FROM OTHER RELEVANT STAKEHOLDERS, SHALL ESTAB- LISH AND IMPLEMENT A SUSTAINABLE CANNABIS PACKAGING INCUBATOR PROGRAM TO ENCOURAGE THE USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF SUSTAINABLE CANNABIS PACKAGING MATERIALS FOR USE IN THE ADULT-USE CANNABIS INDUSTRY. 2. SUCH PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS SHALL DEVELOP COMPOSTABLE AND BIODEGRADA- BLE CANNABIS PACKAGING MATERIALS AND SHALL PRIORITIZE THE USE OF INDUS- TRIAL HEMP FOR THE CREATION OF SUCH PACKAGING MATERIALS. SUCH COMPOSTA- BLE AND BIODEGRADABLE CANNABIS PACKAGING MATERIALS PRODUCED THROUGH THE INCUBATOR PROGRAM SHALL BE NO LESS THAN THIRTY PERCENT HEMP. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04382-01-3 A. 3947 2
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