Conference committee approves amended SB 2294 setting edible cannabis limits, 5-1

A conference committee on Senate Bill 2294 approved amended limits for edible cannabis products and removed language that combined possession and purchase limits, the panel said Thursday, voting 5-1 to give the bill a "do pass" recommendation.

The committee’s action resolves differences between the House and Senate versions of the bill on edible possession and purchase amounts. The committee approved an amendment to set single-package possession at 500 milligrams of edible THC (replacing a 250-milligram figure from a House draft), to set a 310-milligram figure tied to a 10 mg/day calculation, and to remove the phrase "or possess" where it had conflated purchase and possession limits.

The change to 310 milligrams reflects the committee’s stated math: 10…