Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with Senate amendments and pass a bill that establishes regulations for the legal use of cannabis and marijuana.

Highlights:

• Authorizes income tax deductions for expenses relating to medical cannabis (Page 6).

• Establishes Cannabis Business Assistance Fund to assist small, minority, and women-owned businesses (Page 7).

• Limits cannabis personal use amounts: no more than 1.5 ounces of usable cannabis, no more than 12 grams of concentrated cannabis, no more than 750 milligrams of cannabis products containing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Page 10).

• Authorizes early release for incarcerees previously convicted of cannabis possession (Page 32).

• Establishes Cannabis Public Health Advisory Board w/ membership reflecting diversity of State (Page 36).

• Expands smoking restrictions to including cannabis, hemp (Page 42).

• Establishes Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund to assist organizations in communities “most impacted by disproportionate enforcement of the cannabis prohibition” (Page 48).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that establishes regulations for the legal use of cannabis and marijuana.

Highlights:

• Authorizes income tax deductions for expenses relating to medical cannabis (Page 6).

• Establishes Cannabis Business Assistance Fund to assist small, minority, and women-owned businesses (Page 7).

• Limits cannabis personal use amounts: no more than 1.5 ounces of usable cannabis, no more than 12 grams of concentrated cannabis, no more than 750 milligrams of cannabis products containing delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Page 10).

• Authorizes early release for incarcerees previously convicted of cannabis possession (Page 32).

• Establishes Cannabis Public Health Advisory Board w/ membership reflecting diversity of State (Page 36).

• Expands smoking restrictions to including cannabis, hemp (Page 42).

• Establishes Community Reinvestment and Repair Fund to assist organizations in communities “most impacted by disproportionate enforcement of the cannabis prohibition” (Page 48).

Full Bill Text