House Bill 16-1211 Summary

• Establishes licensing for medical marijuana transporters to transport medical marijuana and infused products between licensed establishments and temporarily store products at licensed premises, but prohibits retail sales.

• Establishes licensing for retail marijuana transporters with similar transport and temporary storage authority, but no retail sales authorization.

• Licenses are valid for two years and cannot be transferred with a change of ownership; transporters become responsible for products once they take control.

• Licensed transporters must use the state seed-to-sale tracking system to create shipping manifests and may contract with multiple licensed marijuana businesses.

• Appropriates $76,284 to the Department of Revenue ($58,783 for enforcement with 1.1 FTE, $8,000 for CITA maintenance, $9,501 for legal services) and $9,501 to the Department of Law for legal services.