* § 130-a. Cannabis showcase event permit. 1. When used in this
section:

(a) "Cannabis showcase event" shall mean an event where a licensee
authorized to conduct retail sales of adult-use cannabis, cannabis
products, and cannabis merchandise engages in the sale and showcase of
such products away from the licensed premises in partnership with at
minimum one licensed New York state adult-use cannabis cultivator and at
minimum one licensed New York state adult-use cannabis processor, at
showcase events that are located at stand-alone cannabis sale "pop-up"
events, farmers' markets and public markets as defined in section two
hundred sixty of the agriculture and markets law or similar such
locations, as authorized by the office.

(b) "Showcase" shall mean the exhibiting or displaying at a cannabis
showcase event by a permittee or an authorized licensee of adult-use
cannabis and cannabis products and may include branded merchandise and
educational materials.

2. A licensee authorized under this chapter to conduct retail sales of
adult-use cannabis may apply to the office for a cannabis showcase event
permit and shall be required to demonstrate that they are in partnership
with a licensed cultivator and a licensed processor pursuant to
subdivision one of this section. An application for a cannabis showcase
event permit shall identify such licensed cultivators and processors who
are authorized under this chapter to showcase at such cannabis showcase
event.

3. A cannabis showcase event permit shall authorize: (a) the permitted
licensee, authorized under this chapter to conduct retail sales of
adult-use cannabis, adult-use cannabis products, and cannabis
merchandise, and (b) the permitted licensee and licensees who are
authorized under this chapter to cultivate or process adult-use
cannabis, to showcase their adult-use cannabis and cannabis products,
for a temporary period of time, at a cannabis showcase event. The
permittee shall offer for sale the adult-use cannabis and adult-use
cannabis products cultivated or processed by the licensees authorized on
the permit to showcase at such cannabis showcase event, provided,
however, the permittee shall not be limited to selling the products of
such authorized licensees.

4. All adult-use cannabis and cannabis product sales at a cannabis
showcase event shall be executed by the permittee. No other licensee,
person or entity shall be authorized to engage in cannabis or cannabis
product sales at a cannabis showcase event.

5. A separate cannabis showcase event permit shall be required for
each showcase event at which a cannabis showcase event is being held.

6. A separate cannabis showcase event permit shall be required for
each licensee authorized under this chapter to conduct retail sales of
adult-use cannabis and cannabis products.

7. In the event a cannabis showcase event contains more than one
permittee, each permittee shall nevertheless be required to partner with
at minimum one cultivator, pursuant to subdivision two of this section.

8. Each permittee shall be limited to partnering with no more than one
licensed processor for each licensed cultivator authorized on their
cannabis showcase event permit application.

9. No cannabis showcase event permit shall authorize more than one
cannabis showcase event at one time. A licensee may participate in more
than one cannabis showcase event so long as each cannabis showcase event
has a corresponding separate cannabis showcase event permit.

10. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a cannabis
showcase event permit shall be valid for no more than fourteen days.

11. The board may set reasonable fees for cannabis showcase event
permits. Such fees may be based on cannabis showcase event permit size,
length, duration, or any other factors deemed reasonable and appropriate
by the board to achieve the policy and purpose of this chapter.

12. Permitted licensees shall comply with all reporting requirements,
including required sales reporting, and all other requirements set forth
in regulations. Any noncompliance by such permitted licensees or
licensees authorized on the permit to showcase shall subject such
licensees to applicable fees, fines and penalties.

13. The board shall promulgate regulations to implement this section.

* NB Effective April 20, 2025