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NY Cannabis § 108 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 5 - Cannabinoid Hemp and Hemp Extract 108 - Hemp Workgroup.

§ 108. Hemp   workgroup.   The   board,   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.
NY Cannabis § 109 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 5 - Cannabinoid Hemp and Hemp Extract 109 - Prohibitions.

§ 109. Prohibitions. 1. Except as authorized by the United States food   and  drug  administration,  the  processing  of cannabinoid hemp or hemp   extract used for human consumption is prohibited within the state unless   the processor is licensed under this article.2. Cannabinoid hemp and hemp extracts used for human  consumption  and   grown or processed outside the state shall not be distributed or sold at   retail  within the state, unless they meet all standards established for   cannabinoid hemp under state law and regulations.3. The retail sale of cannabinoid hemp is  prohibited  in  this  state   unless the retailer is licensed under this article.
NY Cannabis § 110 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 5 - Cannabinoid Hemp and Hemp Extract 110 - Special Use Permits.

§ 110. Special  use  permits.  The  board  shall have the authority to   issue  temporary  permits  for  carrying  on  any  activity  related  to   cannabinoid  hemp, hemp extract and products derived therefrom, licensed   under this article. The board may set reasonable fees for such  permits,   to  establish  the  periods  during which such permits are valid, and to   make rules and regulations to implement this section.
NY Cannabis § 111 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 5 - Cannabinoid Hemp and Hemp Extract 111 - Severability.

§ 111. Severability.   If   any  provision  of  this  article  or  the   application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such   invalidity shall not affect other provisions  or  applications  of  this   article  which  can  be  given  effect  without the invalid provision or   application, and to this end the provisions of this article are declared   to be severable.
NY Cannabis § 128 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 6 - General Provisions 128 - Permits, Registrations and Licenses.

§ 128. Permits, registrations and licenses. 1. No permit, registration or   license   shall   be   transferable   or   assignable  except  that notwithstanding any other provision of law, the permit, registration  or license  of  a  sole proprietor converting to corporate form, where such proprietor becomes the sole stockholder and only officer and director of such new corporation, may be transferred to the subject  corporation  if all  requirements  of  this chapter remain the same with respect to such permit,  registration  or  license  as  transferred  and,  further,  the registered  organization or licensee shall transmit to the board, within ten days of the transfer of license allowable under this subdivision, on a form prescribed by the board, notification of  the  transfer  of  such license.   2. No permit, registration or license shall be pledged or deposited as collateral  security  for  any loan or upon any other condition; and any such pledge or deposit, and any contract providing  therefor,  shall  be void.   3. Permits, registrations and licenses issued under this chapter shall contain,  in  addition  to  any  further  information  or material to be prescribed by the rules and regulations  of  the  board,  the  following information:  (a) name of the person to whom the license is issued;  (b)  type  of  license  and  what type of cannabis commerce is thereby permitted;  (c) description by  street  and  number,  or  otherwise,  of  licensed premises; and  (d)  a  statement in substance that such license shall not be deemed a property or vested right, and  that  it  may  be  revoked  at  any  time pursuant to law.
NY Cannabis § 129 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 6 - General Provisions 129 - Laboratory Testing Permits.

§  129.  Laboratory  testing  permits.  1. The board shall approve and permit one or more independent cannabis  testing  laboratories  to  test medical  cannabis,  adult-use  cannabis  and/or cannabinoid hemp or hemp extract.   2. To be permitted as an independent cannabis laboratory, a laboratory must apply to the office, on a form and in a manner  prescribed  by  the office,  which  may  include  a reasonable fee, and must demonstrate the following to the satisfaction of the board:  (a) the owners and directors of  the  laboratory  are  of  good  moral character;  (b)  the  laboratory  and  its  staff  has  the  skills, resources and expertise needed to accurately  and  consistently  perform  all  of  the testing   required  for  adult-use  cannabis,  medical  cannabis  and/or cannabinoid hemp or hemp extract;  (c) the laboratory has in place and will maintain  adequate  policies, procedures,   and   facility  security  to  ensure  proper:  collection, labeling,  accessioning,  preparation,   analysis,   result   reporting, disposal and storage of adult-use cannabis, and/or medical cannabis;  (d)  for the testing of cannabis, the laboratory is physically located in New York state; and  (e) the laboratory meets any and all requirements prescribed  by  this chapter and by the board in regulation.   3.  The  owner of a laboratory testing permit under this section shall not hold a permit, registration or  license  in  any  category  of  this chapter  and shall not have any direct or indirect ownership interest in such registered organization or  licensee.  No  board  member,  officer, manager, owner, partner, principal stakeholder or member of a registered organization  or licensee under this chapter, or such person's immediate family member, shall have an interest or voting rights in any laboratory testing permittee.   4. The board  shall  require  that  the  permitted  laboratory  report testing  results  to  the  board  in  a  manner,  form  and timeframe as determined by the office.   5. The board is authorized  to  promulgate  regulations,  establishing minimum  operating  and  testing  requirements,  and requiring permitted laboratories to perform certain tests and services.   6. A laboratory granted a laboratory testing permit under this chapter shall not required to  be  licensed  by  the  federal  drug  enforcement agency.   7.  The  board  is  authorized to enter into contracts or memoranda of understanding  with  any  other  state  for  the  purposes  of  aligning laboratory  testing  requirements  or  establishing  best  practices  in testing of cannabis.
NY Cannabis § 130 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 6 - General Provisions 130 - Special Use Permits.

§  130.  Special  use  permits.  The board shall have the authority to   issue temporary permits for carrying on activities consistent  with  the   policy  and purpose of this chapter with respect to cannabis. No special   use permit shall extend for a period longer than ninety days  and  shall   not be renewable, except where a permit is being issued to a licensee as   defined  in  article four of this chapter. A special use permit shall be   issued pursuant to an abbreviated application process. The  special  use   permit  holder  shall have ninety days in which to become fully licensed   by satisfying all of the remaining conditions for licensure  which  were   not required for the issuance of the special use permit.The  board may set reasonable fees for such permits and make rules and   regulations to implement this section.1. Industrial cannabis permit - to purchase cannabis from one  of  the   entities  licensed  by  the board for use in the manufacture and sale of   any of the following, when such cannabis is not otherwise  suitable  for   consumption purposes, namely: (a) apparel, energy, paper, and tools; (b)   scientific,  chemical,  mechanical  and  industrial products; or (c) any   other industrial use as determined by the board in regulation.2. Trucking permit - to allow for the trucking  or  transportation  of   cannabis  products,  or  medical  cannabis  by  a  person  other  than a   registered organization or licensee under this chapter.3. Warehouse permit - to allow for the storage of  cannabis,  cannabis   products,  or medical cannabis at a location not otherwise registered or   licensed by the office.4. Packaging permit - to authorize a licensed cannabis distributor  to   sort,  package,  label  and  bundle  cannabis  products from one or more   registered organizations or licensed processors, on the premises of  the   licensed  cannabis  distributor or at a warehouse for which a permit has   been issued under this section.
NY Cannabis § 131 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 6 - General Provisions 131 - Local Opt-Out; Municipal Control and Preemption.

§  131.  Local  opt-out;  municipal  control  and  preemption.  1. The   licensure and  establishment  of  a  retail  dispensary  license  and/or   on-site consumption license under the provisions of article four of this   chapter  authorizing  the  retail sale of adult-use cannabis to cannabis   consumers shall not be applicable to a  town,  city  or  village  which,   after the effective date of this chapter, and, on or before the later of   December  thirty-first, two thousand twenty-one or nine months after the   effective  date  of  this  section,  adopts  a  local  law,  subject  to   permissive  referendum  governed by section twenty-four of the municipal   home rule law, requesting the cannabis control  board  to  prohibit  the   establishment   of   such  retail  dispensary  licenses  and/or  on-site   consumption licenses contained in article four of this  chapter,  within   the  jurisdiction  of the town, city or village. Provided, however, that   any town law shall apply to the area of the town outside of any  village   within  such  town.    No  local  law  may be adopted after the later of   December thirty-first, two thousand twenty-one or nine months after  the   effective  date  of this section prohibiting the establishment of retail   dispensary  licenses  and/or  on-site  consumption  licenses;  provided,   however,  that  a  local  law  repealing such prohibition may be adopted   after such date.2. Except as provided for in subdivision  one  of  this  section,  all   county,  town,  city  and  village governing bodies are hereby preempted   from adopting  any  law,  rule,  ordinance,  regulation  or  prohibition   pertaining  to  the  operation or licensure of registered organizations,   adult-use cannabis  licenses  or  cannabinoid  hemp  licenses.  However,   towns, cities and villages may pass local laws and regulations governing   the  time,  place  and  manner  of  the  operation of licensed adult-use   cannabis retail dispensaries and/or on-site consumption  site,  provided   such  law  or  regulation  does  not make the operation of such licensed   retail  dispensaries   or   on-site   consumption   sites   unreasonably   impracticable as determined by the board.
NY Cannabis § 131-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 6 - General Provisions 131-A - Office to Be Necessary Party to Certain Proceedings.

§  131-a.  Office  to  be  necessary party to certain proceedings. The   office shall be made a party to all actions and proceedings affecting in   any manner the possession, ownership  or  transfer  of  a  registration,   license  or  permit  to  operate  within  a municipality and to all such   injunction proceedings.
NY Cannabis § 132 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 6 - General Provisions 132 - Penalties for Violation of This Chapter.

§  132.  Penalties  for  violation  of this chapter. 1. Any person who cultivates for sale or sells cannabis,  cannabis  products,  or  medical cannabis  without  having an appropriate registration, license or permit therefor, or whose registration, license, or permit  has  been  revoked, surrendered  or  cancelled,  may be subject to prosecution in accordance with article two hundred twenty-two of the penal law.   2.  Any  registered  organization  or  licensee,  who   has   received notification  of  a  registration  or license suspension pursuant to the provisions of this  chapter,  who  sells  cannabis,  cannabis  products, medical  cannabis  or  cannabinoid  hemp  or  hemp  extract  during  the suspension period, shall  be  subject  to  prosecution  as  provided  in article  two  hundred  twenty-two  of the penal law, and upon conviction thereof under this section may be subject to a civil penalty of not more than five thousand dollars.   3. Any person who shall knowingly make any materially false  statement in  the  application  for a registration, license or a permit under this chapter  may  be  subject  to  license   or   registration   suspension, revocation,  or  denial  subject  to  the board, and may be subject to a civil penalty of not more than two thousand dollars.   4. Any person under the age of twenty-one found to be in possession of cannabis or cannabis products who is not a certified patient pursuant to article three of this chapter shall be in violation of this chapter  and shall be subject to the following penalty:  (a)  (i)  The  person  shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more than fifty dollars. The civil penalty shall be payable to the office  of cannabis management.  (ii)  Any  identifying  information provided by the enforcement agency for the purpose of facilitating payment of the civil penalty  shall  not be  shared or disclosed under any circumstances with any other agency or law enforcement division.  (b) The person shall, upon payment of the required civil  penalty,  be provided  with  information  related  to  the dangers of underage use of cannabis and information related to cannabis use disorder by the office.  (c) The issuance and subsequent payment of such civil penalty shall in no way qualify as a  criminal  accusation,  admission  of  guilt,  or  a criminal conviction and shall in no way operate as a disqualification of any such person from holding public office, attaining public employment, or as a forfeiture of any right or privilege.   5.  Cannabis  recovered  from  individuals  who  are  found  to  be in violation of this chapter may after notice and opportunity for a hearing be considered a nuisance and shall be disposed of or destroyed.   6. After due notice and opportunity to be  heard,  as  established  by rules  and regulations, nothing in this section shall prohibit the board from suspending, revoking, or denying a license,  permit,  registration, or application in addition to the penalties prescribed in this section.
NY Cannabis § 134 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 6 - General Provisions 134 - Lawful Actions Pursuant to This Chapter.

§  134.  Lawful actions pursuant to this chapter. 1. Contracts related to the operation of registered organizations, licenses and permits under this chapter shall be lawful and shall not be  deemed  unenforceable  on the  basis  that  the  actions  permitted  pursuant to the registration, license or permit are prohibited by federal law.   2. The following actions are  not  unlawful  as  provided  under  this chapter, shall not be an offense under any state or local law, and shall not result in any civil penalty, fine, seizure, or forfeiture of assets, or  be  the  basis  for detention or search against any person acting in accordance with this chapter:  (a) Actions of a registered organization, licensee, or  permittee,  or the  employees  or  agents  of such registered organization, licensee or permittee, as permitted by this chapter and consistent  with  rules  and regulations  of the office, pursuant to a valid registration, license or permit issued by the board.  (b) Actions of those who allow property to be  used  by  a  registered organization, licensee, or permittee, or the employees or agents of such registered  organization,  licensee  or  permittee, as permitted by this chapter and  consistent  with  rules  and  regulations  of  the  office, pursuant to a valid registration, license or permit issued by the board.  (c)  Actions of any person or entity, their employees, or their agents providing a service to a registered organization, licensee, permittee or a  potential  registered  organization,  licensee,  or   permittee,   as permitted  by  this chapter and consistent with rules and regulations of the office, relating to the formation of a business.  (d) The purchase, cultivation, possession, or consumption of  cannabis and medical cannabis, as permitted by law, and consistent with rules and regulations of the board.
NY Cannabis § 135 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 6 - General Provisions 135 - Review by Courts.

§  135.  Review  by courts. An action by the board shall be subject to review  by  the  supreme  court  in  the  manner  provided  in   article seventy-eight  of  the  civil  practice law and rules including, but not limited to:  (a) Refusal by the board  to  issue  a  registration,  license,  or  a permit.  (b)  The  revocation,  cancellation  or  suspension of a registration, license, or permit by the board.  (c) The failure or refusal by the board to render a decision upon  any application  or  hearing  submitted to or held by the board within sixty days after such submission or hearing.  (d) The transfer by the board of a registration, license, or permit to any other entity or premises, or the failure or refusal by the board  to approve such a transfer.  (e) Refusal to approve alteration of premises.  (f)   Refusal   to   approve   a  corporate  change  in  stockholders, stockholdings, officers or directors.
NY Cannabis § 136 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 6 - General Provisions 136 - Illicit Cannabis.

§  136. Illicit cannabis. 1. "Illicit cannabis" means and includes any   cannabis flower, concentrated cannabis and cannabis product on which any   tax required to have been paid under any applicable state law,  has  not   been  paid.  Illicit  cannabis  shall  not include any cannabis lawfully   possessed in accordance with this chapter or the penal law.2. Any person holding a license, permit  or  registration  under  this   chapter who shall knowingly possess or have under his or her control any   cannabis known by the person to be illicit cannabis is guilty of a class   B misdemeanor.3.  Any  person  holding a license, permit or registration pursuant to   this chapter who shall knowingly barter,  exchange,  give  or  sell,  or   offer to barter, exchange, give or sell any cannabis known by the person   to be illicit cannabis is guilty of a misdemeanor.4.  Any  person  holding a license, permit or registration pursuant to   this chapter who shall knowingly  possess  or  have  under  his  or  her   control  or  transport  any  cannabis  known by the person to be illicit   cannabis with intent to barter, exchange, give or sell such cannabis  is   guilty of a class B misdemeanor.5.  Any  person  who, being the owner, lessee or occupant of any room,   shed, tenement, booth, building,  float,  vessel  or  part  thereof  who   knowingly  permits  the same to be used for the cultivation, processing,   distribution, purchase,  sale,  warehousing  or  transportation  of  any   cannabis,  in violation of a possession limit in the penal law, known by   the person to be illicit cannabis, is guilty of a violation.
NY Cannabis § 138 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 6 - General Provisions 138 - Access to Criminal History Information Through the Division of Criminal Justice Services.

§  138. Access to criminal history information through the division of   criminal justice services. In connection with the administration of this   chapter, the board is authorized to request, receive and review criminal   history information through the division of  criminal  justice  services   with  respect  to  any person seeking a registration, license, permit or   authorization  to  cultivate,  process,  distribute  or   sell   medical   cannabis,  adult-use  cannabis, cannabinoid hemp or hemp extract. At the   board's request, each person, member, principal and/or  officer  of  the   applicant shall submit to the board his or her fingerprints in such form   and  in  such  manner  as  specified by the division, for the purpose of   conducting a criminal history search  identifying  criminal  convictions   and   pending  criminal  charges  and  returning  a  report  thereon  in   accordance with the  procedures  and  requirements  established  by  the   division  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  article  thirty-five of the   executive law,  which  shall  include  the  payment  of  the  reasonable   prescribed  processing  fees  for the cost of the division's full search   and retain procedures and a national criminal history record check.  The   board,  or  their  designee,  shall  submit  such  fingerprints  and the   processing fee to the division. The division shall forward to the  board   a  report  with respect to the applicant's previous criminal history, if   any, or a statement that the applicant has no previous criminal  history   according  to its files. Fingerprints submitted to the division pursuant   to this subdivision may also be  submitted  to  the  federal  bureau  of   investigation   for   a  national  criminal  history  record  check.  If   additional copies of fingerprints  are  required,  the  applicant  shall   furnish  them  upon  request.  Upon  receipt  of  such  criminal history   information, the board shall provide such applicant with a copy of  such   criminal   history   information,   together  with  a  copy  of  article   twenty-three-A of the correction law, and inform such applicant  of  his   or  her  right to seek correction of any incorrect information contained   in  such  criminal  history  information  pursuant  to  regulations  and   procedures established by the division of criminal justice services.
NY Cannabis § 138-A (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 6 - General Provisions 138-A - Injunction for Unlawful Manufacturing, Sale, or Distribution of Cannabis.

§  138-a. Injunction for unlawful manufacturing, sale, or distribution   of cannabis. The office of cannabis management shall have the  authority   to   request   an  injunction  against  any  person  who  is  unlawfully   cultivating, processing, distributing or selling cannabis in this  state   without  obtaining  the  appropriate  registration,  license,  or permit   therefor, in accordance with this chapter and any applicable state law.
NY Cannabis § 139 (2021)
2021 New York Laws CAN - Cannabis Article 6 - General Provisions 139 - Severability.

§  139.  Severability. If any provision of this chapter or application   thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such  invalidity   shall  not  affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that   can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to   this end the provisions of this chapter are declared severable.