List: 2017 Colorado legislation, see what’s new in marijuana and hemp bills
Colorado was the first U.S. state to initiate legal, regulated sales of recreational marijuana, starting in 2014. The first-of-its-kind effort has been a fluid process, as the state has worked to adopt new laws to account for first-of-their-kind issues.
Three years into recreational sales and more than 15 years into medical marijuana sales, those legislative efforts have not slowed.
At least one dozen bills related to medical marijuana, recreational marijuana and hemp are going before Colorados 71st General Assembly.
Heres a look at all Colorado cannabis legislation introduced in 2017. Well keep this list updated:
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SB17-015, Unlawful Marijuana Advertising
Sponsored by Sen. Irene Aguilar, D; Rep. Dan Pabon, D
Summary: The bill makes it a level 2 drug misdemeanor for a person not licensed to sell medical or retail marijuana to advertise for the sale of marijuana or marijuana concentrate.
Track the progress of Senate Bill 15
SB17-017, Allow Medical Marijuana Use For Stress Disorders
Sponsored by Sen. Irene Aguilar, D; Rep. Jonathan Singer, D
Summary: The bill creates a statutory right to use medical marijuana for a patient with acute stress disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder. The bill creates the same rights, limitations, and criminal defenses and exceptions as the constitutional right to use medical marijuana.
Track the progress of Senate Bill 17
SB17-025, Marijuana Education Materials Resource Bank
Sponsored by Sen. Randy Baumgardner, R; Sen. Chris Holbert, R; Rep. Jonathan Singer, D
Summary: By July 1, 2017, to create and maintain a resource bank, to be known as the Jack Splitt Memorial Resource Bank (resource bank), for public schools to use without charge, that consists of materials and curricula pertaining to marijuana use; and upon request of a public school, to provide technical assistance in designing age-appropriate curricula on marijuana use.
Track the progress of Senate Bill 25
SB17-063, Marijuana Club License
Sponsored by Sen. Vicki Marble, R; Rep. Jovan Melton, D
Summary: The bill creates a marijuana consumption club (club) license. The license is subject to the same licensing requirements as other retail marijuana licenses. The license may be issued to a person who operates an establishment where retail or medical marijuana may be sold and consumed. The clubs sales are limited to the same limits as a retail marijuana store or a medical marijuana center. The club may not serve food prepared on site or alcohol. Entry to the club is restricted to those persons at least 21 years of age. A club shall purchase its marijuana, marijuana concentrate, or marijuana products from a licensed marijuana business or get a cultivation license and sell its own marijuana. A club may not permit outside marijuana, marijuana concentrate, or marijuana products. All marijuana, marijuana concentrate, or marijuana products must be consumed or disposed of on site. A club and its employees shall successfully complete a responsible vendor program annually. A club has the same immunity to a lawsuit for an injury caused by a club patron that a bar enjoys.
Track the progress of Senate Bill 63
SB17-111, Medical Marijuana Inventory Shortfall Fixes
Sponsored by Sen. Tim Neville, R; Rep. Matt Gray, D; Rep. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, D
Summary: The medical marijuana system is a vertically integrated regulatory scheme, meaning a medical marijuana center must grow the marijuana that it sells. There is one exception to the vertically integrated market: A medical marijuana center can sell to or buy from other medical marijuana licensees up to 30% of its inventory. The bill changes the 30% limit to 50%. The bill states that a medical marijuana center may transfer medical marijuana to another medical marijuana licensee if the licensees have a common owner without the medical marijuana counting towards the 50% limit.
Track the progress of Senate Bill 111
SB17-178, Marijuana Use As A Condition Of Bond
Sponsored by Sen. Vicki Marble, R; Rep. Jovan Melton, D
Summary: The bill prohibits a court from imposing as a bond condition a ban on marijuana use if the person possesses a valid medical marijuana registry identification card.
Track the progress of Senate Bill 178
SB17-184, Private Marijuana Clubs Open And Public Use
Sponsored by Sen. Bob Gardner, R; Rep. Dan Pabon, D
Summary: The bill authorizes the operation of a private marijuana club only if the local jurisdiction has authorized clubs. A club must meet the following qualifications: all members and employees must be 21 or older; a club owner must be a resident of Colorado for at least two years prior to owning the club; the clubs employees must be Colorado residents; the club cannot serve alcohol or food; a bluc owner shall not sell marijuana on the premises; a club owner shall not permit the sale or exchange of marijuana for renumeration on the premises. The bill prohibits the open and public consumption of marijuana and defines the terms open and public, openly and publicly.
Track the progress of Senate Bill 184
SB17-187, Residency Exemption Marijuana Education-based Occupational License
Sponsored by Sen. Larry Crowder, R; Rep. Joann Ginal, D
Summary: Under current law, when an employee or manager of a retail business applies for an occupational license, the person must be a Colorado resident on the date of his or her application. The bill gives the state licensing authority the ability to create an exemption to the residency requirement for a person applying for an occupational license for participation in a marijuana-based workforce development or education program.
Track the progress of Senate Bill 187
SB17-192, Marijuana Business Efficiency Measures
Sponsored by Sen. Tim Neville, R; Rep. Jonathan Singer, D; Rep. Jovan Melton, D
Summary: The bill allows a medical marijuana center and a retail marijuana store to apply for an endorsement that allows the center or store to deliver marijuana. The bill allows the state licensing authority to authorize single-instance transfers of retail marijuana or retail marijuana products from a retail marijuana licensee to a medical marijuana licensee based on a business need due to a change in local, state or federal law or enforcement policy. Under current law, the department of revenue determines the average market rate for purposes of excise tax collection on retail marijuana every six months. This bill gives the authority to calculate the average market rate to the marijuana state licensing authority and requires calculation on a quartely basis.
Track the progress of Senate Bill 192
HB17-1034, Medical Marijuana License Issues
Sponsored by Rep. Dan Pabon, D; Sen. Randy Baumgardner, R
Summary: The retail marijuana code requires a license for retail marijuana business operators. The bill creates a corresponding medical marijuana business operator license. Under current law, a medical marijuana licensee may move his or her location within the city or county where the business is licensed upon approval of the local and state licensing authority. Under the retail marijuana code, a licensee can move his or her business anywhere in Colorado upon approval of the state and local jurisdiction. The bill allows a medical marijuana licensee to move his or her business anywhere in Colorado upon approval of the state and local jurisdiction to conform with the retail marijuana code.
Track the progress of House Bill 1034
HB17-1082, BEST Building Excellent Schools Today Act Techology Grant Funding
Sponsored by Rep. Dan Pabon, D
Summary: Concerning financial assistance under the Building Excellent Schools Today Act, and, in connection therewith, requiring a specified amount of retail marijuana excise tax revenue to be used to provide such financial assistance in the form of technology grants to public schools.
Track the progress of House Bill 1082
HB17-1203, Local Government Special Sales Tax On Retail Marijuana
Sponsored by Rep. Steve Lebsock,D
Summary: The Colorado court of appeals has held that current law does not authorize ...
