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Senate panel walks through draft S.278, flags delivery and event licensing concerns
Summary
Officials and committee members reviewed draft S.278 section‑by‑section, focusing on proposed delivery permits (models, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. hours, $100 permit) and event‑licensing rules; members asked the Cannabis Control Board to tighten statutory language and consult other states before rulemaking.
James Pepper, chair of the Cannabis Control Board, walked the Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs Committee through sections of draft 1.1 of S.278, describing proposed delivery and event‑licensing provisions and urging precise statutory language rather than leaving key policy decisions solely to rulemaking.
Pepper said the bill contemplates three delivery models — a retailer‑employee ‘pizza’ model, a wholesaler/'ice‑cream truck' model and an independent‑driver model — and that the draft uses a wholesaler/deliver‑truck approach that would allow cultivators, manufacturers, wholesalers or retailers to apply for a delivery permit. "This model ... would permit anyone with a cannabis license to apply for this permit and make deliveries between the hours of 9 and 5," Pepper said. The…
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