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SB18-279

Marijuana Certification Technology

Type Bill
Session 2018 Regular Session
Subjects
Liquor, Tobacco, & Marijuana

Concerning the development of marijuana certification technology.

Bill Summary:

The bill allows the institute of cannabis research at Colorado state university - Pueblo (institute) to develop marijuana certification technology (technology). The technology must include an agent that is applied to a marijuana plant or marijuana product and then scanned by a device. The scan, at a minimum, would indicate whether the marijuana was legally cultivated, manufactured, or sold by a licensed marijuana business. The institute may select a vendor to develop the technology. After the technology is developed, the state licensing authority must be satisfied that the technology provides an effective means of certifying marijuana. After the state licensing authority determines the technology is effective, it may promulgate rules that require the technology to be used by licensed marijuana businesses. The technology that scans the marijuana must be made available to law enforcement and the department of revenue.

The bill clarifies that the gray and black market marijuana enforcement grant program could award grants to law enforcement agencies to purchase the marijuana scanning technology.


(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced.)

Prime Sponsors

Senator Kent Lambert

Senator

Kent Lambert

Committees

Senate

Finance

Status

Lost

Introduced

Lost

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
04/27/2018 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
08/03/2018 FN2 PDF
05/01/2018 FN1 PDF
Activity Vote Documents
Adopt amendment L.001 [Attachment I]. The motion passed without objection. Vote summary
Refer Senate Bill 18-279, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion failed on a vote of 0-5. Vote summary
Postpone Senate Bill 18-279 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call. There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0. Vote summary
Activity Vote Documents
Date Location Action
05/03/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Finance Postpone Indefinitely
05/02/2018 Senate Senate Committee on Finance Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
04/27/2018 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Finance

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