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Chairman introduces bill to require pregnancy-warning signs at cannabis dispensaries
Summary
Representative McNamara introduced House Bill 5249 to require cannabis dispensaries to display warnings that THC consumption during pregnancy poses risks to infant development; the committee recorded the introduction and referred to witnesses and written testimony.
Representative McNamara introduced House Bill 5249, which would require cannabis dispensaries to display signage warning that THC consumption during pregnancy poses a risk to infant development.
Representative McNamara told the committee that a pediatrician submitted written testimony and referenced research associating prenatal THC exposure with lower birth weight and later neurological and behavioral problems. He said "The public deserves to be notified when consuming something that is potentially dangerous to them and their future children." The text of the pediatrician's written testimony and the cited studies were not read into the record in the excerpt provided; the sponsor said the pediatrician had submitted written testimony.
The committee did not take a vote on HB5249 during the excerpt. Committee staff indicated written testimony would be uploaded and available to members for review. ACLU signed up in opposition but their witness did not appear at the microphone in the provided excerpt.
No amendment language, effective date or enforcement mechanism for the proposed signage requirement was recorded in the hearing excerpt. Future committee work or bill text would need to specify sign size, wording, penalties for noncompliance and who enforces the requirement.
