Int. No. 504
By Council Members Rivera, Hudson, Joseph, Nurse, Gutiérrez, Won, Avilés, Ossé, Farías, Mealy, Riley and Sanchez
A Local Law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to a cannabis business directory
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision c of section 1309 of chapter 56 of the New York city charter, as added by a local law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the establishment of an office of cannabis business services, is amended to read as follows:
c. The responsibilities of the office shall include:
1. monitoring the implementation of regulations pursuant to the cannabis law governing cannabis and cannabis establishments in the city;
2. establishing citywide social and economic cannabis equity goals at no less than those established under section eighty-seven of the cannabis law;
3. assisting social and economic equity applicants in applying for a license to operate cannabis establishments in accordance with article four of the cannabis law; [and]
4. offering, to the extent permitted under the cannabis law, incentives and programs to social and economic equity applicants in the city; and
5. creating and regularly updating a directory of all active cannabis establishments in the city, indicating where cannabis establishments are operated by social and economic equity applicants; where such establishments are businesses certified as minority or women-owned enterprises pursuant to section thirteen hundred four of the charter; and making such directory available to the public on the department’s website.
§ 2. This local law takes effect at the same time as a local law to amend the New York city charter, in relation to the establishment of an office of cannabis business services.
Session 12
ARP
LS #7928/8110
5/24/22