CO SB275

Directs the Department of Public Health and Environment to use marijuana tax revenue to fund research grants on the medical efficacy of Colorado-grown medical marijuana strains.

Allows licensed medical and retail marijuana facilities to transfer marijuana to research facilities and pesticide manufacturers for approved research purposes without tracking system restrictions.

Permits medical and retail marijuana cultivators to use pesticides that are federally exempt, approved for crop group 19 or hops, or listed by the Organic Materials Review Institute, with proper labeling for human consumption use.

Establishes testing and remediation procedures allowing licensees to request retesting if unauthorized pesticides are detected, with destruction required only if a second test confirms contamination, considering analytical variability and reasonable tolerance levels.

Appropriates $62,210 to the Department of Revenue for marijuana enforcement and legal services, with an effective date of January 1, 2018, subject to voter approval if a referendum petition is filed.