Int 0333-2024

Requiring the department of health and mental hygiene to develop educational materials regarding marijuana, for distribution to youth services programs and students.

IntroductionFiledCommittee on Healthintroduced 2024-02-28

Filed — closed without being enacted.

Official record · Legistar

Agenda: 2024-02-28Passed: 2025-12-31

Summary

This bill would require the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to include information about the health risks of marijuana in the development of age appropriate educational materials about drugs and opiates awareness and prevention, to be distributed to youth services programs and students.

Committee on Health — Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and EMS (health-related issues).

How it compares

24% of similar bills passed

12 passed · 38 died

This bill: 671 days in committee

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Sponsors (3)

Mercedes Narcisse(prime)

Shahana K. Hanif

Farah N. Louis

Lifecycle

IntroducedIntroduced by Council

2024-02-28 · City Council

ActionReferred to Comm by Council

2024-02-28 · City Council

ClosedFiled (End of Session)

2025-12-31 · City Council

Heard at (1)

City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall

Attachments (5)

Full text

Be it enacted by the Council as follows: Section 1. Subdivision b of section 17-199.9 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law number 125 for the year 2018, is amended to read as follows: b. The department shall develop age appropriate educational materials regarding drugs and opiates awareness and prevention. Such materials shall include, but shall not be limited to, information relating to the health risks of using marijuana, including, but not limited to: 1. Respiratory problems including coughing, bronchitis, and other lung infections; 2. Cognitive problems including lack of memory, difficulty maintaining attention, and sleepiness; 3. Overdosing; and 4. Risk of fentanyl-laced marijuana. � 2. This local law takes effect immediately. Session 13 LS #12009 1/25/2024 Session 12 CY LS #12009 10/6/2023 1