New York State Senate Bill S9220 (2025-2026), introduced
February 17, 2026, by Sen. Jeremy Cooney
(D-Rochester), chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Cannabis, would
allow liquor and wine stores to sell low-potency cannabis
beverages.
Regulatory Framework
The bill vests joint authority in the State Liquor Authority and
Office of Cannabis Management over this novel class of intoxicating
beverages limited to 5 milligrams of delta-9 THC per serving.
Products must be maintained in a separate, distinctly marked area
from alcoholic beverages, with sales confined to persons 21 years
or older.
Taxation Provisions
An excise tax of 9% applies to retailers' purchases from
distributors; a 13% retail tax burdens end purchasers. Revenues
from the latter are apportioned primarily to the state Cannabis
Revenue Fund, approximately one-third to the locality of sale, and
one-thirteenth to the liquor authority.
