Springfield Goes to Pot, Again and Again
IF YOU HAVE TIME, there are a large number of marijuana bills that are being heard in committee and many of them have no witness slips filed in opposition. Note: Most are OPPOSE, but not all.
It appears that state lawmakers have decided to go for broke. Much of what’s below was included in the original language of the “recreational” marijuana bill, but was removed to gather the votes needed to pass the bill, with the intention of adding it at a later time. They are intent on making a bad situation even worse.
We are very grateful that so many have taken time to file witness slips in the past few weeks. We have heard that they are having an impact.
Thank you for doing what you can!
Instructions:
-Fill out your name, address, email and phone number. Leave everything else blank or put self.
-Highlight “Opponent or Proponent” and “Record of Appearance Only.”
-Check Terms of Agreement and click Create Slip.
HB 144: a county or municipality may issue temporary event licenses that will allow for the sale and consumption of cannabis or cannabis-infused products and for the sale of cannabis paraphernalia at such temporary events, clubs, or tours. OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 312: establishes rules pertaining to the issuance of cannabis delivery licenses only to qualified “social equity applicants.” OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 314: A county may not permit the sale of adult-use cannabis in any unincorporated area that is within 1.5 miles of a municipality that has prohibited the sale of cannabis. SUPPORT Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 715: “Bring Your Own Cannabis” to a public location. OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 3306: Increases square footage for growing facilities, increases number of grower licenses, removes language that growers be 1,500 feet from each other; withholds Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax for 2 years after license is awarded. OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 4097: Allows more than one license per grower, adds 60 additional licenses, withholds Cannabis Cultivation Privilege Tax for 2 years after license is awarded. OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 4144: allows an applicant to resubmit information that was deficient in his original grower license due to COVID. OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 4194: as a condition of a marijuana cultivation center’s license renewal, it must set aside a certain amount of THC oil to be made available to infuser organizations. (THC is the psychoactive ingredient that make a person high.) OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 4195: allows up to 3 growers, an infuser organization, a cultivation center, and a dispensing organization to share a premises. OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 4298: a Conditional Adult Use Dispensing Organization License to an applicant that is 51% owned and controlled by at least one qualified individual with a disability. OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 4309: 40% of ancillary services of a cultivation center or dispensing organization must be certified under the Business Enterprise for Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities Act. OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 4318: removes requirement that an adult-use cannabis container in a vehicle be odor-proof and child resistant. OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 5123: any person under 21 who uses cannabis or is in possession of cannabis is guilty of a Class A Misdemeanor rather than a civil law violation. SUPPORT Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 5523: a county or municipality may issue temporary event licenses that will allow for the sale and consumption of cannabis or cannabis-infused products and for the sale of cannabis paraphernalia at such temporary events, clubs, or tours. OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 5570: establishes rules pertaining to the issuance of cannabis delivery licenses only to qualified “social equity applicants.” OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
HB 5580: fees will be waived for “social equity applicants.” OPPOSE Click HERE to file a witness slip.
