Bill Text: NY A05441 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to defining the term synthetic cannabinoid.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 24-7)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-05-06 - held for consideration in health [A05441 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A05441-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5441
                              2013-2014 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 27, 2013
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A. BARCLAY, OAKS, WALTER, DUPREY, HAWLEY, FINCH,
         GRAF, MONTESANO, CORWIN, RIVERA, P. LOPEZ, LOSQUADRO, GIGLIO, BLANKEN-
         BUSH, RAIA,  MALLIOTAKIS,  McLAUGHLIN,  McKEVITT,  COLTON,  PALMESANO,
         GABRYSZAK,  CROUCH,  CASTRO,  STEVENSON,  GOODELL,  TITONE,  JORDAN --
         Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO,  CERETTO,  COOK,  GALEF,  KOLB,
         MAGEE, REILICH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health
       AN  ACT to amend the public health law and the penal law, in relation to
         synthetic cannabinoids
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1. Section 3302 of the public health law is amended by adding
    2  two new subdivisions 42 and 43 to read as follows:
    3    42. "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL COMPOUND THAT IS CHEMI-
    4  CALLY SYNTHESIZED AND:
    5    (A) HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE A BINDING ACTIVITY AT  ONE  OR  MORE
    6  CANNABINOID RECEPTORS; OR
    7    (B) IS A CHEMICAL ISOMER, SALT OR SALT OF AN ISOMER OF A COMPOUND THAT
    8  HAS  BEEN  DEMONSTRATED TO HAVE BINDING ACTIVITY AT ONE OR MORE CANNABI-
    9  NOID RECEPTORS.
   10    "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PRODUCTS THAT  HAVE  BEEN
   11  APPROVED  FOR  MEDICAL  USE  BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINIS-
   12  TRATION.
   13    43. "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ANALOG" MEANS ANY CHEMICAL THAT IS SUBSTAN-
   14  TIALLY SIMILAR IN CHEMICAL STRUCTURE TO A  CHEMICAL  COMPOUND  THAT  HAS
   15  BEEN  DETERMINED  TO  HAVE  BINDING  ACTIVITY AT ONE OR MORE CANNABINOID
   16  RECEPTORS. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY PRODUCTS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED  FOR
   17  MEDICAL USE BY THE UNITED STATES FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION.
   18    S  2.  Subdivision 6 of section 220.00 of the penal law, as amended by
   19  chapter 1051 of the laws of 1973, is amended to read as follows:
   20    6.  "Marihuana"  means  "marihuana"  [or],  "concentrated   cannabis",
   21  "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID" OR "SYNTHETIC CANNABINOID ANALOG" as those terms
   22  are  defined  in  section  thirty-three hundred two of the public health
   23  law.
   24    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD04867-01-3