Assembly Bill A8589

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits cannabis retail and on-site consumption licensees from operating such premises within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school grounds

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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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2023-A8589 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8151
Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§72, 77 & 86, Cannabis L

2023-A8589 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits cannabis retail and on-site consumption licensees from operating such premises within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school grounds; prohibits the advertising and marketing of cannabis content within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school grounds, playgrounds, child day care providers, public parks, and libraries.

2023-A8589 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8589
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation  to  prohibiting  cannabis
   retail  and on-site consumption licensees from operating such premises
   within one thousand feet of the perimeter of a school grounds
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 6 of section 72 of the cannabis law is amended
 to read as follows:
   6. No cannabis retail licensee shall locate a storefront within  [five
 hundred]  ONE THOUSAND feet of THE PERIMETER OF a school grounds as such
 term is defined in the education law or within two  hundred  feet  of  a
 house of worship.
   §  2.  Subdivision  4  of section 77 of the cannabis law is amended to
 read as follows:
   4. No applicant shall be  granted  an  adult-use  on-site  consumption
 license  for any premises within [five hundred] ONE THOUSAND feet of THE
 PERIMETER OF A school grounds as such term is defined in  the  education
 law or two hundred feet from a house of worship.
   §  3. Paragraph (e) of subdivision 2 of section 86 of the cannabis law
 is amended to read as follows:
   (e) is within or is readily observed within [five hundred]  ONE  THOU-
 SAND  feet  of  the perimeter of a school grounds, playground, child day
 care providers, public park, or library;
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13695-02-3

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