The “marihuana tracking act” allows the state to monitor medical marijuana providers and issue sanctions for non-compliance with safety and procedural requirements.
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Another bill would amend the 2008 voter-approved medical marijuana law to authorize non-smokable forms such as oils, food and pills.
The main bill, approved 95-11 and sent to the Senate, would require a state operating license to grow, process, sell, transport and test marijuana used for medical purposes.
It would not prevent local governments from enacting broader ordinances applying to dogs or their owners.
Supporters say the legislation will regulate the growing medical marijuana industry while ending legal uncertainty over dispensaries and edibles, providing patients with safe access to consistent products.
The five license categories would include growers, processors, “secure transporters”, provisioning centers and testing facilities. A few municipalities have let the dispensaries continue to operate while others have not.
Application fees and annual regulatory assessments are created to cover the cost of implementation, administration and oversight of the medical marijuana business system, which also calls for new civil fines against licensees who violate the act.
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Another bill creates a program to track medical marijuana from planting to sale.
