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NY A04187Introducedas of 2025-01-31

Requires the promulgation of rules and regulations for advertising and marketing of cannabis that include, but are not limited to, signage on the exterior walls or windows of licensed retail dispensaries; signage in languages other than English; lighting in colors other than white; other such advertising measures.

Plain-English summary

What happened: A New York bill requiring the state to promulgate rules governing cannabis advertising and marketing—including exterior signage, non-English signage, and colored lighting at dispensaries—has been referred to the economic development committee.

Why it matters: Mandated advertising regulations would set enforceable standards for how licensed retail dispensaries present themselves externally, affecting signage, lighting, and multilingual outreach.

Affects: retailers

LATEST ACTION: referred to economic development
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