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Committee advances bills to standardize local ballot language for marijuana businesses amid industry opposition
Summary
Two bills that would standardize ballot questions local governments use when asking voters to ban categories of marijuana businesses passed the committee after extended testimony from sponsors and opposition from the cannabis industry and trade groups.
The committee voted to advance two companion bills—HB 688 (marijuana cultivation and manufacturing) and HB 698 (adult‑use dispensaries)—that set specific ballot-question language local governing bodies would use if they decide to put a question before voters to prohibit particular marijuana business categories.
Sponsor Rep. Bill Mercer said the bills aim to remove confusion that arose when counties have offered voters different or convoluted phrasing. He said a concise,…
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