HB 4601 Summary

• Replaces terminology of "marijuana" with "cannabis" throughout the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act and renames the Marijuana Regulatory Agency to the Cannabis Regulatory Agency.

• Allows applicants to submit an attestation regarding their spouse's non-involvement in facility operations to avoid spouse background investigations and licensing requirements; prohibits denying applicant licensure solely based on spouse's government employment unless a conflict of interest exists or spouse works in cannabis regulatory positions.

• Eliminates spousal disclosure requirements for applicants by removing "and their spouses" language from definitions of applicants across all business entity types (individuals, partnerships, corporations, etc.).

• Expands permissible transfers of marihuana between facilities to allow transfers from provisioning centers to growers, processors, or other provisioning centers, and permits inter-facility transfers without secure transporters when facilities share the same location.

• Takes effect 90 days after enactment into law.