N.Y. Pub. Health Law § 3369-b

* § 3369-b. Effective date. Registry identification cards or\nregistered organization registrations shall be issued or become\neffective no later than eighteen months from signing or until such time\nas the commissioner and the superintendent of state police certify that\nthis title can be implemented in accordance with public health and\nsafety interests, whichever event comes later. Prior to making a general\ncertification under this section, the commissioner and the\nsuperintendent of state police may make a certification limited to\naccommodating expedited access for patients with special certifications\nand for registered organizations under the emergency medical marihuana\naccess program under section thirty-three hundred sixty-five-a of this\ntitle.\n * NB Repealed July 5, 2028 and Repealed 6 months after the full\ncannabis control board created by Article 2 of the cannabis law has been\nappointed\n