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2017 SESSION
SB 831 Marijuana; manufacture or possession, accommodation to another individual, penalty.
Introduced by: Bill R. DeSteph, Jr. | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Manufacture of marijuana; accommodation; penalty. Provides that a person who proves that he manufactured marijuana or possessed marijuana with the intent to manufacture marijuana only as an accommodation to another individual who is not an inmate in a correctional facility, and without the intent to profit from such manufacture or possession with the intent to manufacture or to induce the recipient or intended recipient of the marijuana to use or become dependent upon marijuana, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. Currently, manufacturing marijuana or possessing marijuana with the intent to manufacture marijuana is a felony punishable by imprisonment of five to 30 years regardless of the person's intent.
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HISTORY
- 11/15/16 Senate: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/17 17100486D
- 11/15/16 Senate: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/17 Senate: Stricken at the request of Patron in Courts of Justice (15-Y 0-N)