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Cannabis omnibus bill proposed to align hemp and marijuana rules, tighten enforcement and protect grant funding
Summary
Rob Ovett presented a 12‑item cannabis omnibus (LC 6) proposing to treat intoxicating hemp like marijuana in OLCC retail channels, create production and licensing parity, allow terpene interstate transport (no cannabinoids), and increase IMMEGP funding off the top of marijuana taxes from $6 million to $22 million to sustain enforcement and victim services.
Rob Ovett presented a 12‑point cannabis omnibus concept (LC 6) at the Jan. 13 House Judiciary informational hearing, laying out changes he said are needed to align state law with new federal hemp rules and to strengthen enforcement against organized illegal grows.
Ovett said the package responds to two federal changes — hemp rescheduling and tightened Farm Bill language on intoxicating hemp — and proposes treating intoxicating hemp products as OLCC‑regulated retail items to…
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