Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
Summary
Legalization of Recreational Marijuana; Authorizes persons age 21 & over to engage in certain activities involving personal use of marijuana in limited amounts; provides limits on where persons may engage in specified activities; provides for licensure of marijuana establishments; provides limits on number of retail marijuana stores in localities; specifies that chapter does not apply to employer drug policies or operating under influence laws; removes cannabis from schedule of controlled substances; removes restrictions of possession & sale of cannabis; provides for retroactive effect; provides for sentencing review for certain offenders.
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
Feb 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
Now in Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Commerce Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Ways & Means Committee
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Criminal Justice & Public Safety Subcommittee
lower
Feb 3, 2021
Committee
Referred to Regulatory Reform Subcommittee
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Yvonne Hinson
DDemocratic
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