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Lanton Law Will Speak at New York Bar's Food Drug & Cosmetic Section's Annual Meeting

We are proud to announce that Lanton Law will be presenting at the NY State Bar Association's Spring Meeting. We are excited about our presentation titled Drug Pricing Wars: "Trends, Politics and Policies." To register and hear the other great presentations click the link below. To register click here

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New York Proposes New PBM Regulations

The New York State Department of Financial Services has proposed new rules surrounding pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) that deal with establishing definitions; licensing; contracting with pharmacies; acquisition of PBMs; consumer protections and audit regulations regarding PBMs.

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New York Reaches Agreement To Legalize Adult-Use Cannabis

According to Governor Cuomo’s press release, the Governor, “Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced an agreement on legislation (S.854-A/A.1248-A) to legalize adult-use cannabis.

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New York Governor Cuomo Announces 30-Day Amendments to Legislation Establishing Comprehensive Adult-Use Cannabis Program in New York

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has announced in a press release detailing “30-day amendments to the Governor's proposal to establish a comprehensive adult-use cannabis program in New York. Specifically, these amendments will detail how the $100 Million in Social Equity funding will be allocated, enable the use of delivery services, and refine which criminal charges will be enforced as it relates to the improper sale of cannabis to further reduce the impact on communities hit hardest by the war on drugs.”

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New York Proposing Its Own Biometric Law

The New York State legislature has introduced Assembly Bill 27, which seeks to make New York the fourth state to enact a biometric privacy law. If successful it will be the second state that will allow consumers a private right of action to see companies for improper data handling.

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New York State of the State 2021 Calls for Proposal to Safeguard Data Security Rights

Last month as part of the State of the State 2021, Governor Cuomo announced a comprehensive law around personal data and privacy protections for New York state residents.

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