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The bill requires the marijuana enforcement division, the natural
medicine division, and the department of public health and environment
(department), when regulating marijuana and marijuana products and
hemp and hemp products and psilocybin, psilocin, and possibly
dimethyltryptamine, ibogaine, and mescaline (natural medicine), to
prioritize the public health over private interests in exercising regulatory
authority and develop measures designed to prevent these agencies or an
agent or employee of these agencies from becoming unduly influenced by
licensees or registrants.
Current law requires the marijuana enforcement division to adopt
rules governing labeling of regulated marijuana and regulated marijuana
products. The bill requires the labeling of regulated marijuana and
regulated marijuana products to include the amount of total THC per
package and a solid color strip on the face of the packaging that indicates
THC potency of marijuana or a marijuana product by showing the
corresponding color as follows:
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If the THC potency is less than 5%, the color strip is blue;
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If the THC potency is at least 5% but less than 15%, the
color strip is yellow;
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If the THC potency is at least 15% but less than 50%, the
color strip is orange; or
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If the THC potency is at least 50%, the color strip is red.
A marijuana store must post, at all times and at every point of sale, a sign
that explains the meaning of the color strips.
Inhaled marijuana is required to have the following labeling:
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The amount of THC per serving;
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The amount of THC per package;
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The number of servings per package; and
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Directions for consumption of a serving.
Current law authorizes the marijuana enforcement division to seek
the assistance of the department when adopting certain rules. The bill
requires the marijuana enforcement division to seek this assistance.
Current law limits the standard serving size of edible marijuana
products to 10 milligrams. The bill adds inhaled marijuana and requires
that its serving size is limited to 10 milligrams and the package weight to
500 milligrams.
The bill forbids a retail marijuana store, a retail marijuana
transporter, a marijuana hospitality business, a retail marijuana
accelerator store, and a retail marijuana hospitality and sales business
from selling, distributing, permitting the sale of, or offering to sell or
distribute the following to an individual who is 25 years of age or
younger:
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Retail marijuana that has a THC potency that is higher than
10%; or
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Inhaled retail marijuana that contains an added flavor
ingredient.
The natural medicine division is required to adopt rules that
include:
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Requirements that labeling of natural medicine or a natural
medicine product includes a universal symbol indicating
the package contains natural medicine; and
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Requirements and standards for collecting and reporting
data about adverse medical or behavioral reactions to
natural medicine or natural medicine products.
A natural medicine license holder is prohibited from
manufacturing, distributing, or transferring natural medicine or a natural
medicine product that:
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Is a candy product, gummy, chocolate, or other confection;
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Contains a concentrated form of a natural medicine or
natural medicine product;
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Is consumed by or administered by a means other than oral
ingestion; or
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Contains an added flavor or sweetener.
Current law creates a social equity program that gives loans,
grants, and technical assistance to disadvantaged persons by helping an
approved applicant to obtain a marijuana license and start a marijuana
business. The funding comes from the marijuana tax cash fund. The bill
expands this program to include a person who wants to start any type of
business.
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