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AR HB1400

Bill

Status

Passed

3/29/2017

Primary Sponsor

Robin Lundstrum

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Origin

House of Representatives

91st General Assembly (2017 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Amends Arkansas Constitution Amendment 98 to clarify that medical marijuana use does not permit smoking in specific locations including school buses, educational facilities, drug treatment centers, community centers, correctional facilities, public transportation, and public places
  • Prohibits smoking marijuana in places where tobacco smoking is prohibited by law, in the presence of anyone under 14 years old, inside vehicles or aircraft, knowingly in the presence of a pregnant woman, or where secondhand smoke would cause unauthorized persons to become impaired
  • Prohibits any person under 21 years of age from smoking marijuana for medical use
  • Requires warning labels on all marijuana for medical use processed or sold for smoking that communicate health and safety risks and list places and conditions where smoking marijuana is illegal in Arkansas
  • Approved by Governor on March 29, 2017

Legislative Description

To Amend The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment Of 2016; And To Prohibit The Smoking Of Marijuana In Any Location In Arkansas.

Last Action

Notification that HB1400 is now Act 740

3/29/2017

Committee Referrals

Public Health, Welfare And Labor3/20/2017

Full Bill Text

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