It’s ending up to be a slow legislation session for cannabis reform. There are merely 3 cannabis measures that have the chance of becoming laws. Anything can happen to those remaining bills when they cross over chambers. Added amendments might even have the bill’s sponsor vote against it.
SUMMARY
Passed Senate COW, Third Read & Transmitted to House
SB1402: RURAL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS; DUAL LICENSING
Passed Senate Rules & Passed Senate COW as Amended
SB1715: HEMP-DERIVED MANUFACTURED CANNABINOIDS; PROHIBITION
No Movement
HB2082: MARIJUANA; SAMPLING; ADVERTISING; SALE
(on death bed, grasping for air)
SB1324: SMART AND SAFE FUND; DISTRIBUTION
Changed Short Title
SB1402: RURAL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS; DUAL LICENSING
NOW: marijuana establishments; licensing
SB1715: HEMP-DERIVED MANUFACTURED CANNABINOIDS; PROHIBITION
NOW: hemp-derived manufactured impairing cannabinoids
DETAILS
HB2082: MARIJUANA; SAMPLING; ADVERTISING; SALE
No movement
House Caucus (VIDEO)
House Rules- Passed 1-31- Vote 5-3 (VIDEO)
Health & Human Services- Passed 1-24- Vote 6-3- (VIDEO)
Department of Health Services rules for the regulation of marijuana establishments must include prohibiting a marijuana establishment retail site from providing samples of marijuana or marijuana products for on-site use and at no cost to a consumer. Marijuana establishments are prohibited from selling marijuana or marijuana products to persons who are “obviously intoxicated” (defined). Marijuana establishments and nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries are prohibited from advertising marijuana or marijuana products to individuals who are under 21 years of age, and from sponsoring any social or cultural event or any team in an event unless all of the attendees are 21 years of age or older. Due to voter protection, this legislation requires the affirmative vote of at least 3/4 of the members of each house of the Legislature for passage.
First sponsor: Rep. Osborne (R – Dist 13)
ARS Titles Affected: 36
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SB1324: SMART AND SAFE FUND; DISTRIBUTION
No Movement
Transmitted to House 2-24-22
Senate Final Read 2-23-22 Passed 27-1-2 (no video)
Senate COW 2-17-22 Passed (as amended) (VIDEO)
Senate COW- 2-16-22 Held
Senate Rules- 2-7-22 Passed (no video)
Senate Appropriations- Passed 2-1- Vote 6-2 (VIDEO)
Modifies the distributions from the Smart and Safe Fund by adding joint powers authorities to the list of entities that receive 31.4 percent of Fund monies in proportion to the number of enrolled members in the Public Safety Personnel Retirement System. Retroactive to January 1, 2021. Due to voter protection, this legislation requires the affirmative vote of at least 3/4 of the members of each house of the Legislature for passage.
ARS Titles Affected: 36
First sponsor: Sen. Shope (R – Dist 8)
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SB1402: RURAL MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS; DUAL LICENSING
NOW: MARIJUANA ESTABLISHMENTS, LICENSING
Transmitted to House 3-8-22
Senate Third/Final Read 3-8-2 Passed 23, 4, 3
Senate COW 3-7-22 Passed As Amended (VIDEO)
Senate COW 2-23-22 Retained
Passed Senate Rules 2-21-22
Passed Senate Health & Human Services 2-2- Vote 6-2 (VIDEO)
A marijuana establishment licensee is authorized to request to the Department of Health Services to become a dual licensee and be authorized to sell medical marijuana. A nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary registration certificate issued under a dual license is not counted toward the total number of nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries authorized under any geographic requirements. A dual license cannot be split for license ownership sales or transfers. Due to voter protection, this legislation requires the affirmative vote of at least 3/4 of the members of each house of the Legislature for passage.
First sponsor: Sen. Gowan (R-Dist-14)
ARS Titles Affected: 36
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SB1715: HEMP-DERIVED MANUFACTURED CANNABINOIDS; PROHIBITION
HEMP-DERIVED MANUFACTURED IMPAIRING CANNABINOIDS
Senate COW 3-10-22 Passed as Amended (link) (video to come)
Senate Rules Committee 3-7-22 Passed
Passed Senate Appropriations 2-22-22 Vote (VIDEO)
Senate Appropriations Tuesday, 2-8-22 2pm (Held)
For the purpose of statutes regulating marijuana, “hemp-derived manufactured psychotropic cannabinoids” (defined) are excluded from the definition of “marijuana” and “marijuana products,” and are added to the definition of “usable marijuana.” Due to voter protection, this legislation requires the affirmative vote of at least 3/4 of the members of each house of the Legislature for passage.
ARS Titles Affected: 3, 13, 36
First sponsor: Sen. Gowan (R – Dist 14)
Others: Sen. Borrelli (R – Dist 5) , Sen. Rios (D – Dist 27)
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All information can be found on azleg.gov
All information is based on Thursday 03/10/2022