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Joint committee amends HB302; adds AG enforcement role, misdemeanor advertising penalty, and cultivator effective date
Summary
Lawmakers amended HB302 to incorporate Attorney General-requested clarifications, add criminal penalties for some advertising violations, transfer certain enforcement authorities to the AG’s drug nuisance abatement unit, and set a delayed effective date for cultivator licenses.
The joint committee on Ways and Means and Judiciary voted on April 1, 2025 to pass House Bill 302 with multiple substantive amendments that change enforcement, criminal penalties and licensing timelines for cannabis activities.
Why it matters: The bill’s amendments reassign enforcement authorities, create new misdemeanor penalties for some advertising violations, and delay the effective date for cultivator licenses to Jan. 1, 2027 — changes that affect regulators, licensed businesses and enforcement practices.
What the committee changed: Committee members said…
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