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2021 SESSION
HB 1815 Marijuana; legalization of cultivation, manufacture, sale, possession, and testing, penalties.
Introduced by: Steve E. Heretick | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Marijuana; legalization of cultivation, manufacture, sale, possession, and testing; penalties. Establishes a regulatory scheme for the regulation of marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana manufacturing facilities, marijuana testing facilities, and retail marijuana stores by the Board of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The bill also grants localities the authority to enact ordinances establishing additional licensing requirements for marijuana establishments located within such locality and allows the home cultivation of marijuana for personal use under certain circumstances. The bill imposes a tax on retail marijuana and retail marijuana products sold by a retail marijuana store at a rate of 9.7 percent (for a total sales tax of 15 percent) and provides that 67 percent of the revenues collected from the tax be deposited into the general fund and 33 percent of the revenues be deposited into a "Retail Marijuana Education Support Fund" to be used solely for purposes of public education. Finally, the bill establishes several new criminal penalties related to marijuana, as well as modifies some existing criminal penalties. This bill was incorporated into HB 2312.
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HISTORY
- 01/06/21 House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/13/21 21100114D
- 01/06/21 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/25/21 House: Assigned GL sub: ABC/Gaming
- 01/26/21 House: Subcommittee recommends incorporating (HB2312-Herring) by voice vote
- 01/30/21 House: Incorporated by General Laws (HB2312-Herring) by voice vote