A 6709 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to the topics of the course required to be taken by practitioners certifying patients as eligible for medical cannabis

Summary

Relates to the topics of the course required to be taken by practitioners certifying patients as eligible for medical cannabis; establishes the endocannabinoid system awareness program; requires the office of cannabis awareness and the department of health to publish information about the endocannabinoid system awareness program on their websites.

Issues: ✓ Healthcare

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Mar 10, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2026

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What changed between versions

A6709A → A6709B · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill version adds two new sponsors and updates the legislative history to reflect a previous amendment. It also shifts the administration of the endocannabinoid system awareness program from the Department of Health to the Office of Cannabis Management, changes the effective date to one year after enactment, and updates the legal citations to reflect recent changes in the cannabis law.

Scope change

The bill's scope regarding the endocannabinoid system awareness program changed from being administered by the Department of Health to being administered by the Office of Cannabis Management.

REQUIREMENT

Added two new sponsors (Reyes, Lunsford, Forrest, Simon) and updated the procedural history to include a recommitment to the Health Committee.

Updated the legal citation for the practitioner training requirement to reference a 2025 amendment and changed the section number from 10 to 8.

SCOPE

Transferred the responsibility for the endocannabinoid system awareness program from the Department of Health to the Office of Cannabis Management.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the act from the 180th day after enactment to one year after enactment.

TECHNICAL

Updated the article number for the new endocannabinoid system awareness program from Title IV-A to Article 3-A.

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Committee

Amendments

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6709B

lower

Apr 15, 2026

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

lower

Jan 7, 2026

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

PRINT NUMBER 6709A

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Lower · Passed

AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO HEALTH

lower

Mar 10, 2025

Committee

REFERRED TO HEALTH

lower

1 primary · 12 co-sponsors