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AR HB1051

Bill

Status

Passed

3/24/2017

Primary Sponsor

Douglas House

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly (2017 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Establishes licensure procedures for marijuana transporters, distributors, and processors under the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment, administered by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Division.

  • Allows dispensaries and cultivation facilities to contract with transporters, distributors, and processors to the extent of their respective licenses.

  • Requires transporter, distributor, and processor owners and officers to not have excluded felony convictions, not have previously owned a revoked medical marijuana license, and be at least 21 years old.

  • Sets transporter and distributor license terms to acquire, possess, deliver, and transport marijuana between facilities, while processors may manufacture and process marijuana for supply to dispensaries or cultivation facilities; neither group may grow or dispense marijuana.

  • Requires transporters, distributors, and processors to be Arkansas-incorporated entities with security measures, initial and biannual inventory procedures, transaction record-keeping for 3 years, and establishes registry identification cards for their agents lasting 1 year.

Legislative Description

To Amend The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment Of 2016; And To Add A Licensure Procedure For Transporters, Distributers, And Processers To The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment Of 2016.

Last Action

Notification that HB1051 is now Act 642

3/24/2017

Committee Referrals

Public Health, Welfare And Labor2/13/2017

Full Bill Text

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