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Committee reviews wide-ranging cannabis bill, flags fee contingency and tenant-use limits
Summary
On May 13 the committee took a section-by-section walkthrough of a cannabis bill that raises single-package THC limits, creates a two-year event-permit pilot, allows municipalities to opt in to retail sales, and would halve outdoor cultivator fees only if a $105,000 transfer is made to the cannabis regulation fund.
The committee resumed consideration of a comprehensive cannabis bill on May 13, receiving a section-by-section briefing from Sophie Sadani of the Office of Legislative Council and requesting follow-up briefings from tax staff and other witnesses before the bill is taken up again.
Sophie Sadani said the bill raises the allowable THC in a single packaged product from 100 milligrams to 200 milligrams and adjusts retail and criminal possession thresholds to match, allowing retailers to sell up to 2 ounces of cannabis or the equivalent. "It's not to do with the amount of cannabis in a product. It's to do with the size of the packaging," Sadani said, describing the change as analogous to choosing a six-pack versus a 12-pack of alcohol.
The measure also creates a two-year pilot for cannabis event permits, capped at 10 total permits (five public, five private). Sadani said an event permit cannot be issued for a location where alcoholic beverages are sold and that the fee would be $500, with 50% remitted to the municipality and 50% to the cannabis regulation fund. "The board shall include a requirement that…
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