Permits certain activities in premises licensed for adult-use on-premises consumption of cannabis including the sale of food, non-alcoholic beverages and entertainment.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A747
SPONSOR: Zaccaro TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the cannabis law, in relation to permitting additional
business activities on the premises where cannabis is sold for adult-use
on-premises consumption
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this bill is to permit a licensee to conduct business
activities on the premises other than smoking, vaping, or ingestion of
cannabis.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1: Subdivision 9 of section 77 of the cannabis law is amended to
permit a licensee to conduct business activities on the premises other
than the smoking, vaporizing, and ingesting of cannabis or cannabis
products including but not limited to: selling non-cannabis-infused
food; selling nonalcoholic beverages; and allowing and selling tickets
for live musical or other performances not otherwise prohibited.
Section 2: Provides for the effective date.
EXISTING LAW:
The Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) legalized cannabis for
adults 21 years of age or older. This law sets out a framework that will
protect public health and safety, while promoting social equity and
economic development. The New York State Office of Cannabis Management
(0CM) will license cultivators, processors, distributors, and dispensar-
ies to grow and sell cannabis in New York. This also applies to on-site
consumption lounges.
JUSTIFICATION:
Research from Canna Connection shows cannabis lounges will be good for
the community. Adults will have a space to consume cannabis without
inconveniencing others, and children can avoid second-hand smoke.
Cannabis lounges are successful in California as well as other parts of
the world. This bill would allow cannabis lounges in New York as well.
It will also assist the disproportionate number of marginalized individ-
uals who were in jail or prison due to marijuana charges, to develop a
more successful and profitable business by allowing a broader spectrum
of economic activity.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
A10243 of 2024: Referred to Economic Development.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
Some additional sales tax revenue would be collected.
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
This bill would increase sales in these businesses and therefore there
would be some increase in local sales tax collections.
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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747
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. ZACCARO, SIMONE -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Economic Development
AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to permitting additional
business activities on the premises where cannabis is sold for adult-
use on-premises consumption
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 77 of the cannabis law is amended
2 to read as follows:
3 9. No adult-use on-site consumption licensee shall suffer, permit or
4 promote activities or events on its premises wherein any person shall
5 use such premises for activities including, but not limited to, gambl-
6 ing, exposing or simulating, contests, or fireworks that are prohibited
7 by subdivision six, six-a, six-b, six-c or seven of section one hundred
8 six of the alcoholic beverage control law or any other similar activ-
9 ities the board deems to be prohibited; provided, however, that licen-
10 sees may conduct business activities on the premises other than the
11 smoking, vaporizing, and ingesting of cannabis or cannabis products,
12 including, but not limited to, any of the following:
13 (a) selling non-cannabis-infused food;
14 (b) selling nonalcoholic beverages; and
15 (c) allowing, and selling tickets for, live musical or other perform-
16 ances not otherwise prohibited by this subdivision.
17 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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