A06666 Summary:
| BILL NO | A06666 |
| SAME AS | SAME AS S05981 |
| SPONSOR | Zaccaro |
| COSPNSR | McDonald, Buttenschon, Gunther, Simon, Zebrowski, Bendett, McDonough, Giglio JM, Gandolfo, Hevesi, Braunstein, De Los Santos, Epstein, Cruz, Lavine, Burdick, Otis, Santabarbara, Eachus, Tapia, Simone, Reyes, Conrad, Dickens, Meeks, Stirpe, Wallace, Rozic, McMahon, Lunsford, Ardila, Zinerman, Sillitti, Shimsky, Forrest, Levenberg, Benedetto, Solages, Jean-Pierre, Pheffer Amato, Durso, Flood, Darling, Burgos, Sayegh, Jacobson, Ramos, Davila, Alvarez, Gray, Brown K, Colton, Gallahan, Lemondes, Bores, Lucas, Raga, Lee, Gonzalez-Rojas, Jensen, Novakhov, Smullen, Slater, Williams, Giglio JA, Seawright, Taylor, Blankenbush, Dilan, Hyndman, Bichotte Hermelyn, Steck, Maher |
| MLTSPNSR | Walsh, Woerner |
| Amd 125, Cannabis L | |
| Prohibits all registered organizations, licensees, or permittees or other entities under the jurisdiction of the cannabis board from selling or delivering any edible cannabis products not in child resistant packaging. | |
A06666 Memo:
Go to topNEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION
submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the cannabis law, in relation to requiring all edible cannabis products be packaged in child resistant packaging PURPOSE: To package edible cannabis products in child resistant packaging to prevent children from consuming edible cannabis. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Section 125 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 13. (a) No registered organization, licensee, or permittee or other entity under the jurisdiction of the board shall sell, or agree to sell or deliver in this state any edible cannabis product that is not in child resistant packaging. (b) For the purposes of this subdivision, "edible cannabis product" shall mean a "cannabis-infused product" as defined in subdivision ten of section three of this chapter that is intended for consumption. EXISTING LAW: None JUSTIFICATION: Packaging edible cannabis products in child resistant packaging will put an end to children accidentally consuming edible cannabis products. Many children are getting sick due to this consumption. NBC news reports state that calls to poison control centers have risen for kids ages 5 and under consuming edibles containing THC. Numbers in 2017 rose from 207 kids to 3,054 in 2021. The American Academy of Pediatrics lists this issue as one of their top legislative priorities in 2023 to keep chil- dren safe and healthy. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the one hundred eigh- teith day after it shall become a law.