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Senate committee backs bill to prohibit advertising of out‑of‑state illegal products
Summary
The committee voted to send House Bill 271 to the Senate floor with a "do pass" recommendation; sponsors said the measure would bar commercial advertising in Idaho for products that are illegal where offered, citing cross-border marijuana advertising and public-safety concerns while some senators raised enforcement and First Amendment questions.
BOISE — The Senate Judiciary and Rules Committee voted to advance House Bill 271 on a "do pass" recommendation after supporters said the measure would deter out‑of‑state businesses from promoting products illegal where they operate, and opponents warned the bill could sweep in other goods or be difficult to enforce on digital platforms.
Senator Todd Lakey, the bill sponsor, told the committee HB271 "makes it a misdemeanor to commercially advertise illegal products in Idaho," and framed the measure as a way to prevent dispensaries and other businesses from promoting products in Idaho that are illegal in their home jurisdictions. "This bill essentially says to those pot shops, enough is enough," Lakey…
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