House committee approves HB 1452 to clarify medical marijuana packaging and notices

Representative Robin Lundstrom (District 18) described HB 1452 to the House Judiciary Committee as a bill that clarifies language left out of the original medical marijuana statute and “puts it clearly in the law.” Lundstrom introduced and explained an amendment the committee adopted before approving the bill.

The bill and amendment aim to define terms and identify the packaging or containment that distinguishes legally obtained medical marijuana from illicit or out‑of‑state product, sponsors said. Lundstrom told the committee the bill resulted from conversations with both local law enforcement and members of the medical‑marijuana community: “This amendment basically is, results of both law enforcement and the medical marijuana community, clarifying the definitions,” she said. The sponsor said the bill does…