* § 3398-r. Hemp workgroup. The commissioner, in consultation with the
commissioner of the department of agriculture and markets, may appoint a
New York state hemp and hemp extract workgroup, composed of growers,
researchers, producers, processors, manufacturers and trade
associations, to make recommendations for the industrial hemp and
cannabinoid hemp programs, state and federal policies and policy
initiatives, and opportunities for the promotion and marketing of
cannabinoid hemp and hemp extract as consistent with federal and state
laws, rules and regulations.

* NB Repealed 6 months after the full cannabis control board created
by Article 2 of the cannabis law has been appointed