Bill
Bill > HB05350
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Introduced
02/26/2026
02/26/2026
In Committee
04/22/2026
04/22/2026
Crossed Over
04/20/2026
04/20/2026
Passed
05/06/2026
05/06/2026
Dead
Introduced Session
Potential new amendment
2026 General Assembly
Bill Summary
To (1) replace "marijuana" with "cannabis", (2) redefine "cannabis", (3) authorize qualifying out-of-state patients to access the state's palliative use cannabis market, (4) provide that no producer shall be required to staff any transport vehicle with more than one employee, (5) establish a cannabis regulatory working group, (6) prohibit a retailer, hybrid retailer or dispensary facility from borrowing money or receiving credit from a cultivator, micro-cultivator or producer for more than thirty days, (7) authorize the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to order a cultivator, micro-cultivator or producer to issue a written notice of delinquency for any delinquent retailer, hybrid retailer or dispensary facility, (8) require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to adopt regulations to (A) establish additional licenses and endorsements, and (B) allow for sales of additional palliative use cannabis products to consumers at retailers and hybrid retailers, (9) require the Social Equity Council to review and approve certain sales or transfers involving cannabis establishment licenses issued to social equity applicants, (10) require the Commissioner of Consumer Protection and the Social Equity Council to submit policies and procedures to the joint standing committee of the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to consumer protection, (11) provide that no retailer, hybrid retailer or dispensary facility shall retain any personal data obtained for purposes of age verification for longer than twenty-four hours, (12) eliminate provisions requiring a hybrid retailer to (A) maintain a pharmacist at its hybrid retailer location, (B) offer pharmacist consultations, and (C) maintain a private consultation space for pharmacists, (13) allow edible cannabis products to exceed five milligrams of THC in certain circumstances, (14) eliminate the dosage, potency and concentration limits for cannabis concentrates, cannabis flower and other cannabis plant material, (15) provide that cannabis flower or other cannabis plant material shall not be required to undergo stability testing once it is in its final packaging, (16) authorize remediation of cannabis flower and other cannabis plant material by exposure to ionizing radiation and require a disclosure label concerning such remediation, (17) authorize the inclusion of additional branding and colors on cannabis packaging, (18) provide that certain information and documents concerning a material change to a cannabis establishment shall be public records, (19) increase the permissible amount of THC in infused beverages and high-THC beverages, (20) authorize out-of-state laboratories to test infused beverages, (21) modify the labeling requirements applicable to infused beverages, (22) authorize infused beverage wholesalers to sell infused beverages to additional liquor permittees, (23) establish a commercial extractor license, (24) establish an infused beverage on premises consumption endorsement for cer
AI Summary
This bill makes several changes to the regulation of cannabis and hemp in the state, including replacing the term "marijuana" with "cannabis" throughout the statutes and redefining "cannabis" to align with current terminology. It allows qualifying out-of-state patients to access the state's palliative use cannabis market, and modifies rules for cannabis transport vehicles, requiring only one employee per vehicle. The bill also establishes a cannabis regulatory working group to study and recommend changes to cannabis regulations and policies. Financial regulations are updated to prohibit retailers, hybrid retailers, and dispensaries from borrowing money or receiving credit from cultivators or producers for more than thirty days, and the Commissioner of Consumer Protection is authorized to order delinquency notices for delinquent retailers. The Commissioner is also tasked with adopting regulations for new licenses and endorsements, and allowing the sale of additional palliative use cannabis products. Social equity applicants will have their sales or transfers of cannabis establishment licenses reviewed and approved by the Social Equity Council, and policies and procedures from the Commissioner of Consumer Protection and the Social Equity Council must be submitted to the relevant legislative committee. Personal data collected for age verification by retailers, hybrid retailers, and dispensaries will be retained for no more than twenty-four hours. The bill eliminates requirements for hybrid retailers to maintain a pharmacist on-site, offer pharmacist consultations, or maintain a private consultation space for pharmacists. It also adjusts potency limits for edible cannabis products, removing dosage, potency, and concentration limits for cannabis concentrates and flower, and allowing for the remediation of cannabis flower through ionizing radiation with a disclosure label. Branding and color allowances on cannabis packaging are increased, and certain information regarding material changes to cannabis establishments will become public records. Finally, the bill increases THC limits in infused and high-THC beverages, allows out-of-state laboratories to test infused beverages, modifies labeling for infused beverages, permits infused beverage wholesalers to sell to additional liquor permittees, and establishes a commercial extractor license and an on-premises consumption endorsement for infused beverages.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (6)
Maryam Khan (D),
Roland Lemar (D),
Nicholas Menapace (D),
Kadeem Roberts (D),
Farley Santos (D),
Travis Simms (D),
Other Sponsors (1)
General Law Committee (Joint)
Last Action
Transmitted by Secretary of the State to Governor (on 05/06/2026)
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