Bill > SB1641

This bill establishes a new category of license for "marijuana producers," which are entities licensed to cultivate, process, manufacture, package, and store marijuana and marijuana products at a single location, but are prohibited from selling directly to consumers. The bill amends existing Arizona Revised Statutes to incorporate this new license type into various sections concerning definitions, licensing rules, local regulations, lawful operations, advertising, packaging, contracts, taxation, and enforcement. Key changes include defining "marijuana producer," allowing the Department of Health Services to issue these licenses, and outlining specific rules and restrictions for marijuana producers, including when they can begin applying for licenses and limitations on transferring or subleasing these licenses. The bill also makes conforming changes to sections related to marijuana establishments, marijuana testing facilities, and dual licensees (entities holding both medical marijuana and recreational marijuana licenses) to include marijuana producers where appropriate, and it requires a three-fourths vote in each house of the legislature for these amendments to become effective.