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General Law Committee forwards major cannabis reform package; members voice deep concerns over potency and hemp impacts
Summary
The committee voted to send the cannabis reform (HB5350) and Social Equity Council (HB5351) measures to the floor after robust debate. Members praised equity work but expressed bipartisan concerns about raising potency caps, competitive pressure on small hemp farmers and public-health effects on youth.
The General Law Committee voted to send a large package of cannabis-related bills to the floor after extended debate over potency limits, social-equity protections and how cannabis market changes could affect the hemp industry.
Chairs described the JFS language as the largest reform to the program since legalization: it removes proposals for on-premise consumption licenses and hospitality endorsements, adds commercial extractor and food-and-beverage manufacturing authorizations, and implements…
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