Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
Summary
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.
Bill status
died
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 2, 2021
Last action Apr 30, 2021
Floor votes
How they voted
No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
1
Committee
5
Mar 5, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Professions & Public Health Subcommittee
lower
Mar 5, 2021
Committee
Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Anika Tene Omphroy
DDemocratic
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