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Sponsor urges limited outdoor cannabis advertising to help social‑equity licensees; public‑health groups flag youth protections
Summary
Delegate Marlon Ampri proposed a bill to loosen some outdoor advertising restrictions for adult‑use cannabis businesses — especially social‑equity licensees — while preserving 500‑foot buffers around sensitive areas; industry and media outlets supported the change, public‑health groups urged caution.
Delegate Marlon Ampri told the Economic Matters Committee that House Bill 13‑77, the Equity in Cannabis Advertising Act, is intended to give social‑equity cannabis licensees the same opportunity to build local customer awareness that medical dispensaries previously enjoyed.
"We wanna make sure these new license holders can market themselves in a way that brings customers," Ampri said, emphasizing brand identification, neighborhood signage and protections that would keep advertisements at…
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