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A 977: Limits the potency of cannabis flower to 15 percent THC in flowers and 25 percent THC in other cannabis or hemp products.
What A 977 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to regulate the potency of cannabis products in New York. It prohibits the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale, and delivery of cannabis products with concentrations exceeding specific limits. The limits are as follows: - Cannabis flower with more than 15% delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) - Cannabis products, medical cannabis, hemp, or hemp extract products with more than 25% THC Violating this law is considered a class B misdemeanor. The bill takes effect immediately.
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Last action: referred to economic development (2026-01-07)Alert me
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 8, 2025 · 211 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 977 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled) January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. STECK, K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Economic Development AN ACT to amend the cannabis law, in relation to limiting the potency of cannabis products The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 125 of the cannabis law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 13 to read as follows: 3 13. (a) No person shall cultivate, process, distribute for sale or 4 sell at wholesale or retail or deliver to consumers: 5 (i) any cannabis flower which has a concentration of more than fifteen 6 percent delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol; or 7 (ii) any cannabis, cannabis product, medical cannabis or cannabinoid 8 hemp or hemp extract product which has a concentration of more than 9 twenty-five percent delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol. 10 (b) Any person who knowingly violates this subdivision is guilty of a 11 class B misdemeanor. 12 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03102-01-5
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