A 8711: Authorizes a microbusiness licensee to change their license type to an adult use cannabis cultivation license, upon the approval of the office of cannabis management; directs the office to promulgate regulations allowing a microbusiness licensee to be licensed and operate without opening a retail storefront.
What A 8711 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to allow microbusiness licensees to change their license type to adult-use cannabis cultivation. To do this, the licensee must relinquish control over any property used for adult-use retail sales. However, the office may allow the licensee to maintain an interest in the property if it will not be used for retail sales. The office will promulgate regulations to allow microbusiness licensees to operate without opening a retail storefront. Additionally, licensees will still need to obtain approval from the office to sell directly to consumers. The changes will take effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to economic development (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 8711
- What is the current status of A 8711?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 8711 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to economic development".
- Did A 8711 pass?
- Not yet. A 8711 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 8711, and where is it now?
- A 8711 was authored by Asm. Al Stirpe. Its committee of record is Assembly Economic Development, Job Creation, Commerce & Industry. It is filed under CAN, alongside 66 other New York CAN bills this session.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to economic development |
| Jun. 02, 2025 | referred to economic development |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, June 2, 2025 · 327 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8711 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY June 2, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STIRPE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to microbusiness licenses The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 73 of the cannabis law is amended by adding two new 2 subdivisions 4 and 5 to read as follows: 3 4. Licensees under this section may, upon approval by the office, 4 change their license type from microbusiness to adult use cannabis 5 cultivation. A licensee under this section who changes their license 6 type to adult use cannabis cultivation shall be required to relinquish 7 control, if established, over any property obtained for the purposes of 8 conducting adult use retail sales in accordance with this section. The 9 office may allow such licensee to maintain an interest in the real prop- 10 erty if the licensee demonstrates, to the satisfaction of the office, 11 that such real property will not be utilized by the licensee for the 12 purposes of adult use retail sales. Such proof may be supplied by the 13 licensee in the form of an attestation, affirmation or other oath to the 14 same effect. 15 5. The office shall promulgate regulations allowing a microbusiness 16 licensee under this section to be licensed and operate without opening a 17 retail storefront; provided, however, that nothing in this subdivision 18 shall authorize a licensee under this section to provide direct to 19 consumer sales without obtaining a retail storefront and approval from 20 the office to commence sales from such storefront. 21 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13185-01-5
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