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Committee weighs amendment allowing cannabis producers to form small cooperatives
Summary
A striking amendment to HB 1941 would let licensed cannabis producers form agricultural cooperatives for collective processing and marketing while capping an association’s representation at three producer licenses; producers and industry groups supported the amendment but urged future changes tied to federal normalization and concerns about market oversupply.
The Labor and Commerce Committee heard a striking amendment to House Bill 1941 on Feb. 25 that would permit licensed cannabis producers to organize agricultural associations or cooperatives to collectively process, handle and market their products.
Committee staff explained the amendment narrows the original bill’s market‑share metric (a 30% licensed canopy cap) and instead prohibits a single association from representing more than three producer licenses issued by the Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) at any time.…
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