NY S01488

Adds a new offense for unlicensed cannabis sales at commercial establishments, stores, clubs, or facilities, making it a crime to knowingly sell, transfer, gift, or trade cannabis without proper licensing

Persons convicted of unlicensed commercial cannabis sales would be permanently barred from seeking, qualifying for, or receiving any permit, license, or authority under New York's cannabis law

Establishes escalating civil penalties for unlicensed commercial cannabis operations: up to $10,000 for first violation, $25,000 for second violation, and $50,000 for third and subsequent violations

Civil penalty payments must be remitted by the Office of Cannabis Management to the county where the violation occurred

Criminal sale of cannabis charges range from class A misdemeanor (third degree) to class E felony (second degree) to class D felony (first degree), with the new commercial establishment provisions added to all three levels