Bill > HB331

This bill amends the Cannabis Regulation Act to require the Cannabis Control Division to conduct state and national criminal history background checks on all applicants for cannabis-related licenses, including cannabis manufacturers, producers, retailers, and testing labs. The bill outlines the process for obtaining and using the criminal history information, and specifies that this information will be kept confidential and used only for evaluating the applicant's eligibility for licensure. The bill also removes a previous requirement for the Division to accept and begin processing license applications by certain deadlines in 2021 and 2022.