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A 11217

Provides that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may serve as a processor and cultivator for purposes of cannabis showcase event permits

2025 Regular Session Introduced by Landon Dais and 4 co-sponsors

Allows microbusinesses with retail, processing, or cultivation authority to act as licensed processor and/or cultivator for cannabis showcase event permits.

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Bill Summary · A 11217

Overview

  • Bill: A 11217 (New York, 2025-2026)
  • Introduced: May 1, 2026
  • Committee: Economic Development
  • Sponsors: Lupardo, Peoples-Stokes, Stirpe, Zaccaro, Dais (co-sponsors include Dais, Peoples-Stokes, Zaccaro, Lupardo, Stirpe)
  • Purpose: Amend the cannabis law to allow certain microbusiness licensees to serve as licensed processors and cultivators for cannabis showcase event permits, in addition to their retail sales authority.

Main Purpose and Intent

  • To modify the requirements for cannabis showcase event permits so that a microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may also function as the licensed processor and/or licensed cultivator for a showcase event.
  • Specifically, the bill enables a microbusiness that is authorized to process and cultivate (under its own license) to serve as the required licensed processor and licensed cultivator for a cannabis showcase event permit.
  • It also clarifies that a microbusiness may serve as the processor and/or cultivator for another licensee applying for a showcase event permit, provided the microbusiness is authorized to perform the applicable processing or cultivating activities.

Key Provisions

  • Amends Section 130-a, subdivision 2, of the Cannabis Law (as amended by chapter 112 of the laws of 2025).
  • Current framework (as amended by the bill):
    • A licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may apply for a cannabis showcase event permit only if they demonstrate a partnership with a licensed cultivator and a licensed processor.
  • Proposed changes:
    • A microbusiness licensee authorized to conduct retail sales may also serve as the required licensed processor and licensed cultivator for a cannabis showcase event permit if the microbusiness is also authorized to conduct processing and cultivation.
    • A microbusiness licensee may serve as the licensed processor and/or the licensed cultivator for another licensee applying for a showcase event permit, if the microbusiness is authorized to perform the applicable processing or cultivating activity.
    • Applications for a cannabis showcase event permit must identify the licensed cultivators and processors (including microbusinesses) authorized to showcase at the event.

Who/What is Affected

  • Microbusiness licensees currently authorized to conduct retail sales of adult-use cannabis.
  • Microbusinesses authorized to conduct processing and/or cultivation.
  • Other licensees seeking cannabis showcase event permits, who may utilize a microbusiness as their licensed processor and/or cultivator if eligible.
  • Licensing processes for cannabis showcase events, specifically the identification of partners (cultivators and processors) on permit applications.

Procedural and Timeline Aspects

  • Effective date: Immediate upon enactment.
  • Administrative process: The office (presumably the Office of Cannabis Management) will continue to evaluate and approve cannabis showcase event permits, now with expanded eligibility for microbusinesses to serve as required processors and cultivators.
  • Application requirements: Permit applications must list the licensed cultivators and processors (including microbusinesses) authorized to showcase at the event.

Potential Impact

  • Expands collaboration options for microbusinesses, potentially increasing opportunities for participation in cannabis showcases without requiring separate, non-microbusiness processors/cultivators.
  • Could streamline permit applications by allowing single entities (microbusinesses with processing/cultivation authority) to satisfy both processor and cultivator requirements for showcase events.
  • May affect competition and partnership dynamics among licensees by broadening the pool of eligible showcase partners.
  • Operationally, microbusinesses must hold the appropriate processing/cultivation authorizations to qualify for serving as processors/cultivators for showcase permits.

Note: The summary reflects the bill text and its stated changes to the Cannabis Law, focusing on substantive content and practical implications for licensees and permit processes.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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