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HB 1597: Legalization of Recreational Marijuana

GENERAL BILL by Omphroy

Legalization of Recreational Marijuana; Exempts certain activities involving marijuana from use & possession offenses; authorizes persons age 21 & over to engage in certain activities; provides for personal cultivation; specifies possession limits; specifies duties of Division of Alcoholic Beverages, Marijuana, & Tobacco; provides for licensing and regulation of growers, retailers, and others; authorizes establishment of restricted cannabis zones; provides requirements for such zones; provides for sentencing review for certain offenders; authorizes individual convicted of certain crimes to obtain sealing or expunction of his or her criminal history record.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
3/2/2021 House • Filed
• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
3/5/2021 House • Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
• Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
• Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
• Referred to Commerce Committee
• Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
4/30/2021 House • Died in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee