Assembly Bill A977

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Limits the potency of cannabis products

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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
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2025-A977 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Economic Development
Law Section:
Cannabis Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §125, Cannabis L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4890

2025-A977 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Limits the potency of cannabis flower to 15 percent THC in flowers and 25 percent THC in other cannabis or hemp products.

2025-A977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    977
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 8, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. STECK, K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Economic Development
 
 AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to limiting the potency of
   cannabis products
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 125 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 13 to read as follows:
   13. (A) NO PERSON SHALL CULTIVATE, PROCESS,  DISTRIBUTE  FOR  SALE  OR
 SELL AT WHOLESALE OR RETAIL OR DELIVER TO CONSUMERS:
   (I) ANY CANNABIS FLOWER WHICH HAS A CONCENTRATION OF MORE THAN FIFTEEN
 PERCENT DELTA-9 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL; OR
   (II)  ANY  CANNABIS, CANNABIS PRODUCT, MEDICAL CANNABIS OR CANNABINOID
 HEMP OR HEMP EXTRACT PRODUCT WHICH HAS  A  CONCENTRATION  OF  MORE  THAN
 TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT DELTA-9 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL.
   (B)  ANY PERSON WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATES THIS SUBDIVISION IS GUILTY OF A
 CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03102-01-5

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Brianna__Nichols
2 days ago

NO NO NO NO NO! How about you spend your time limiting the wealthy dodging taxes, or how much insurance companies can charge us for sub-par service instead of spending your time ruining cannabis for us??? How about that?? I AM SO TIRED.

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