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Senate committee leans to prioritize non‑retail producers in cannabis delivery pilot; expungement and renter consumption still under review
Summary
Lawmakers signaled support for an amendment to S.278 that would prioritize delivery permits for tier 1 and tier 2 cultivators and manufacturers without retail licenses, while separately considering automatic expungement for possession up to 2 ounces and narrow renter‑consumption rules; final language and counts were deferred for follow‑up.
A Senate Economic Development, Housing & General Affairs committee meeting on cannabis policy moved closer to prioritizing small producers for a new delivery‑permit pilot while deferring final decisions on criminal record expungement and consumption rules.
The sponsor of an amendment to S.278 said the bill’s 15 pilot delivery permits should be allocated to tier 1 and tier 2 cultivators and manufacturers who do not hold retail licenses so those smaller operators can "sell their product at retail prices" instead of being limited to wholesale markets. The sponsor said the change targets operators in their district who lack retail outlets and argued the limited pilot should prioritize those without existing retail access.
Committee members and staff discussed how to allocate the permits in practice. Options raised…
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