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Supporters urge repeal of extra felony for program participants who sell cannabis; bill would align penalties
Summary
HB 380 would remove an enhanced, program‑specific felony penalty now applied to registered therapeutic cannabis patients or caregivers who sell cannabis to unauthorized individuals, leaving statutory sale penalties under the Controlled Drug Act intact. Supporters said the enhanced penalty discourages participation and is redundant; witnesses
Concord — The Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee heard testimony on HB 380, a bill to remove an enhanced class‑B felony penalty that applies specifically to registered therapeutic cannabis patients or designated caregivers who sell cannabis to unauthorized people.
Representative Suzanne Vail, sponsor, told the committee that state law currently layers an extra program‑specific felony on top of the general criminal penalties for selling controlled substances. She described the combined effect as excessive and atypical. "If a qualifying patient or designated caregiver is found to have sold…
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