Senate Bill S917

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to regional cannabis mentors

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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-S917 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Add §19-a, Cannabis L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
S6700

2023-S917 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for regional cannabis mentors to provide support to persons inquiring about, or participating in, the medical cannabis or adult-use cannabis industries; makes related provisions.

2023-S917 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S917 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    917
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  COONEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
 
 AN ACT to amend the cannabis  law,  in  relation  to  regional  cannabis
   mentors
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The cannabis law is amended by adding a new section 19-a to
 read as follows:
   § 19-A. REGIONAL CANNABIS MENTORS. 1. THE OFFICE SHALL, WITHIN  THIRTY
 DAYS  OF  THE  EFFECTIVE  DATE  OF THIS SECTION, ESTABLISH AND IMPLEMENT
 REGIONAL CANNABIS MENTORS TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO PERSONS INQUIRING ABOUT,
 OR PARTICIPATING IN, THE MEDICAL CANNABIS OR ADULT-USE  CANNABIS  INDUS-
 TRIES.    THE OFFICE SHALL ESTABLISH AT LEAST ONE SUCH REGIONAL CANNABIS
 MENTOR WITHIN EACH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REGION OF THE STATE, PURSUANT TO
 SECTION TWO HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LAW. SUCH SUPPORT
 SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO, ANY OF THE FOLLOWING:
   (A) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO  APPLICANTS  FOR  ANY  LICENSE
 AUTHORIZED  PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE WITH COMPLET-
 ING APPLICATIONS;
   (B) PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO SMALL BUSINESSES, INCLUDING  MINORITY  AND
 WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES, IN PARTICIPATING IN SUCH CANNABIS INDUSTRIES;
   (C)  PROVIDING  INFORMATION  AND  ADVICE  TO ANY MUNICIPALITY OR OTHER
 GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY ON THE EFFECTS OF THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  CHAPTER;
 AND
   (D) PROVIDING INFORMATION AND ADVICE TO ANY PERSON INQUIRING ABOUT THE
 IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS CHAPTER, INCLUDING ANY FUTURE STATUTORY AND REGU-
 LATORY CHANGES TO THIS CHAPTER.
   2.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL  ESTABLISH  AND MAINTAIN SUCH REGIONAL CANNABIS
 MENTORS USING ANY EXISTING OR FUTURE APPROPRIATIONS TO  THE  OFFICE  FOR
 THE PURPOSE OF CARRYING OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER.
   3. EACH REGIONAL CANNABIS MENTOR SHALL PROVIDE ASSISTANCE BY ELECTRON-
 IC  AND TELEPHONIC MEANS. SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE POSTED CONSPICUOUSLY
 ON THE OFFICE'S WEBSITE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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