{"id":1381,"date":"2023-04-17T22:03:44","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T02:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/cannabis\/?p=1381"},"modified":"2023-04-17T22:03:44","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T02:03:44","slug":"new-york-city-introduces-several-local-laws-aimed-at-helping-to-control-the-unlicensed-cannabis-industry-in-nyc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/cannabis\/2023\/04\/17\/new-york-city-introduces-several-local-laws-aimed-at-helping-to-control-the-unlicensed-cannabis-industry-in-nyc\/","title":{"rendered":"New York City Introduces Several Local Laws Aimed at Helping to Control the Unlicensed Cannabis Industry in NYC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two pieces of legislation were recently introduced in the New York City Council aimed at\u00a0 controlling the unlicensed cannabis market in New York City.<\/p>\r\n<p>The first bill\u00a0 bill would prohibit knowingly leasing commercial premises to a tenant who uses the premises for distribution or sale of cannabis or cannabis products without a license. The first time that an unlicensed cannabis seller is found to be operating in leased commercial premises, the Sheriff, Police Department, or any other relevant agency would issue a warning to the owner of the premises. If an unlicensed cannabis seller is later found to be operating in the same commercial premises, the owner would be liable for civil penalties.\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?From=Alert&amp;ID=6165428&amp;GUID=33A0F77B-950A-4A9E-8033-F0316A346404&amp;Options=ID%7CText%7C&amp;Search=cannabis\">https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?From=Alert&amp;ID=6165428&amp;GUID=33A0F77B-950A-4A9E-8033-F0316A346404&amp;Options=ID%7CText%7C&amp;Search=cannabis<\/a><br \/><br \/><\/p>\r\n<p>The second bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene\u00a0 to collaborate with the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection\u00a0 and any other relevant agency to create and implement a public awareness campaign on the dangers of purchasing cannabis or cannabis products from unlicensed cannabis retailers. The campaign would target minors and young adults and focus on the risks of consuming cannabis products adulterated with synthetic cannabinoids and other harmful substances and the risk of purchasing such products from unlicensed cannabis retailers .<a href=\"https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6165413&amp;GUID=59A6FC8D-E54A-43D2-B621-906AA1B706A2&amp;Options=&amp;Search=\">https:\/\/legistar.council.nyc.gov\/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6165413&amp;GUID=59A6FC8D-E54A-43D2-B621-906AA1B706A2&amp;Options=&amp;Search=<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two pieces of legislation were recently introduced in the New York City Council aimed at\u00a0 controlling the unlicensed cannabis market in New York City. The first bill\u00a0 bill would prohibit knowingly leasing commercial premises to a tenant who uses the premises for distribution or sale of cannabis or cannabis products without a license. The first &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.duanemorris.com\/cannabis\/2023\/04\/17\/new-york-city-introduces-several-local-laws-aimed-at-helping-to-control-the-unlicensed-cannabis-industry-in-nyc\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New York City Introduces Several Local Laws Aimed at Helping to Control the Unlicensed Cannabis Industry in NYC&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[175,63,10,153,308,974],"ppma_author":[797],"class_list":["post-1381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-adult-use-cannabis","tag-cannabis","tag-cannabis-law","tag-cannabis-regulation","tag-new-york","tag-proposed-legislation"],"authors":[{"term_id":797,"user_id":120,"is_guest":0,"slug":"mdschwamm","display_name":"Michael D. 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