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Old	New		Differences
	1	+	Second Regular Session
	2	+	Seventy-fourth General Assembly
	3	+	STATE OF COLORADO
	4	+	REREVISED
	5	+	This Version Includes All Amendments
	6	+	Adopted in the Second House
	7	+	LLS NO. 24-0669.01 Jery Payne x2157
1	8		SENATE BILL 24-076
2		-	~~BY SENATOR(S) Van Winkle and Gonzales, Buckner, Fields, Hansen,~~
3		-	~~Hinrichsen, Marchman, Priola;~~
4		-	~~also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lindstedt, Bacon, Garcia, Hernandez, Herod,~~
5		-	~~Lindsay, Mabrey,~~ ~~Mauro, Ortiz,~~ ~~Snyder, Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Willford.~~
	9	+	Senate Committees House Committees
	10	+	Finance Finance
	11	+	Appropriations
	12	+	A BILL FOR AN ACT
6	13		C
7		-	ONCERNING MEASURES TO ADDRESS EFFICIENCY IN THE REGULATION OF
8		-	EXISTING MARIJUANA LICENSEES
9		-	.
10		-
11		-	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
12		-	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-103, amend
13		-	(18); and add (16.5) as follows:
14		-	44-10-103. Definitions - rules. As used in this article 10, unless the
15		-	context otherwise requires:
	14	+	ONCERNING MEASURES TO ADDRESS EFFICIE NCY IN THE REGULATION101
	15	+	OF EXISTING MARIJUANA LICENSEES .102
	16	+	Bill Summary
	17	+	(Note: This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does
	18	+	not reflect any amendments that may be subsequently adopted. If this bill
	19	+	passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that
	20	+	applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at
	21	+	http://leg.colorado.gov
	22	+	.)
	23	+	Current law allows the transfer of immature plants, seeds, and
	24	+	genetic material between a medical or retail cultivation facility and
	25	+	certain people, including people approved by rule. Sections 1, 7, and 10
	26	+	of the bill allow this transfer from or to a medical or retail marijuana
	27	+	cultivation facility from or to a person permitted by another jurisdiction
	28	+	to possess or cultivate marijuana. The medical or retail cultivation facility
	29	+	HOUSE
	30	+	Amended 3rd Reading
	31	+	May 7, 2024
	32	+	HOUSE
	33	+	Amended 2nd Reading
	34	+	May 6, 2024
	35	+	SENATE
	36	+	3rd Reading Unamended
	37	+	April 29, 2024
	38	+	SENATE
	39	+	Amended 2nd Reading
	40	+	April 26, 2024
	41	+	SENATE SPONSORSHIP
	42	+	Van Winkle and Gonzales, Buckner, Fields, Hansen, Hinrichsen, Marchman, Priola
	43	+	HOUSE SPONSORSHIP
	44	+	Lindstedt, Bacon, Garcia, Hernandez, Herod, Lindsay, Mabrey, Mauro, Ortiz, Snyder,
	45	+	Titone, Valdez, Velasco, Willford
	46	+	Shading denotes HOUSE amendment. Double underlining denotes SENATE amendment.
	47	+	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing law.
	48	+	Dashes through the words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law. must confirm that the purchaser is 21 years of age or older. The
	49	+	cultivation facility may accept online payments for the transfer. The state
	50	+	licensing authority may promulgate rules to implement the provision, but
	51	+	limits are placed on the rules that the state licensing authority may adopt.
	52	+	Section 2 limits the frequency at which regulated marijuana and
	53	+	a regulated marijuana product need to be tested to no more than once for
	54	+	each required test and otherwise requires the elimination of redundant
	55	+	testing. Section 2 also exempts the fungi in the genus aspergillus from
	56	+	product testing.
	57	+	Current law requires beneficial owners and people who have
	58	+	access to the limited access areas of a medical marijuana business or retail
	59	+	marijuana business to have identification cards. Section 2 repeals the
	60	+	requirement that beneficial owners have identification cards, but retains
	61	+	the requirement that people with access to the limited access areas need
	62	+	to have identification cards.
	63	+	Section 2 also specifies that a licensee need not use radio
	64	+	frequency identification tags to tag or track marijuana and marijuana
	65	+	products.
	66	+	Current law requires the marijuana enforcement division in the
	67	+	department of revenue (division) to promulgate rules requiring testing of
	68	+	marijuana and marijuana products for contaminants or substances that are
	69	+	harmful to health. Section 2 clarifies that these tests should be made to
	70	+	determine whether the contaminants or substances are present in amounts
	71	+	that are harmful to health. Current law allows a licensee to remediate
	72	+	marijuana or marijuana products that have failed a test. Section 2
	73	+	removes a requirement that the licensee identify on the labeling that the
	74	+	product has failed a test when the product subsequently passed the same
	75	+	test. Section 2 also authorizes retesting when the marijuana or marijuana
	76	+	product has failed a test.
	77	+	Current law authorizes the division to establish procedures to issue
	78	+	a conditional employee identification card, which allows an individual to
	79	+	work for a license holder, after the individual has submitted an initial
	80	+	application and the division has conducted an investigation regarding the
	81	+	application but before the fingerprint record check is finished. Section 2
	82	+	requires the division to promulgate rules and issue the employee
	83	+	identification card upon initial review of the application.
	84	+	The division is required to adopt rules authorizing a licensee to
	85	+	conduct fewer tests than normal upon demonstrating that the licensee's
	86	+	standard operating procedures and production practices result in
	87	+	consistent passing test results (program). Section 2 specifically authorizes
	88	+	this program and sets an expiration date for reduced testing under the
	89	+	program at 3 years.
	90	+	Sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 11 extend the initial license and
	91	+	license renewal periods from one year to 2 years.
	92	+	Section 3 requires the division to establish a system that allows a
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	94	+	-2- medical or retail marijuana business that transports marijuana or
	95	+	marijuana products to use an electronic manifest system.
	96	+	Section 5 requires the division to retain fingerprints submitted for
	97	+	initial licensure for use in a criminal history record check for license
	98	+	renewal. Section 5 also authorizes a person who holds multiple licenses
	99	+	or affiliated persons who hold multiple licenses to submit a unified
	100	+	application for license renewal. The license holders must elect to have
	101	+	one or more licenses expire in less than 2 years in order to coordinate the
	102	+	expiration date.
	103	+	Section 12 requires the division to promulgate rules categorizing
	104	+	each violation as a safety violation or a technical violation. The division
	105	+	will expunge technical violations from a licensee's record on the later date
	106	+	of one year after the violation is reported or when the license is renewed.
	107	+	Section 13 reduces the amount of time for which a marijuana
	108	+	licensee must retain books and records that show the business's
	109	+	transactions from 3 years to one year.
	110	+	Current law requires that excise tax be levied on the first transfer
	111	+	of unprocessed retail marijuana. Section 14 specifies that the transfer of
	112	+	unprocessed retail marijuana exclusively for microbial control is not the
	113	+	first transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana for taxation purposes.
	114	+	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:1
	115	+	SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-103, amend2
	116	+	(18); and add (16.5) as follows:3
	117	+	44-10-103. Definitions - rules. As used in this article 10, unless4
	118	+	the context otherwise requires:5
16	119		(16.5) (a) "G
17		-	ENETIC MATERIAL" MEANS CANNABIS MATERIAL USED
18		-	TO PROPAGATE CANNABIS PLANTS
19		-	.
	120	+	ENETIC MATERIAL" MEANS CANNABIS MATERIAL USED6
	121	+	TO PROPAGATE CANNABIS PLANTS .7
20	122		(b) "G
21		-	ENETIC MATERIAL" INCLUDES:
	123	+	ENETIC MATERIAL" INCLUDES:8
22	124		(I) I
23	125		MMATURE PLANTS CONTAINING A DELTA -9
24		-	NOTE: This bill has been prepared for the signatures of the appropriate legislative
25		-	officers and the Governor. To determine whether the Governor has signed the bill
26		-	or taken other action on it, please consult the legislative status sheet, the legislative
27		-	history, or the Session Laws.
28		-	________
29		-	Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material added to existing law; dashes
30		-	through words or numbers indicate deletions from existing law and such material is not part of
31		-	the act. TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONCENTRATION OF NO MORE THAN
32		-	THREE
33		-	-TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS ;
	126	+	9
	127	+	TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONCENTR ATION OF NO MORE THAN10
	128	+	THREE-TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT ON A DRY WEIGHT BASIS ;11
34	129		(II) C
35		-	ANNABIS SEEDS;
	130	+	ANNABIS SEEDS;12
36	131		(III) T
37		-	ISSUE CULTURE; AND
38		-	(IV) SMALL AMOUNTS OR FRAGMENTS OF THE CANNABIS PLANT
39		-	CONTAINING A DELTA
40		-	-9 TETRAHYDROCANNABI NOL CONCENTRATION OF NO
41		-	MORE THAN THREE
42		-	-TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT ON A DRY-WEIGHT BASIS.
43		-	(18) "Immature plant" means a nonflowering marijuana plant that
44		-	is no taller than eight
45		-	FIFTEEN inches and no wider than eight FIFTEEN
46		-	inches AND is produced from a cutting, clipping, or seedling. and is in a
47		-	cultivating container.
48		-	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-203, amend (1)
49		-	introductory portion, (2) introductory portion, (2)(d)(III)(A), (2)(d)(III)(B),
50		-	(2)(e), (2)(t), (2)(dd)(XIV), and (3)(h); and add (1)(j.3) as follows:
51		-	44-10-203. State licensing authority - rules. (1) Permissive
52		-	rule-making. Rules promulgated pursuant to section 44-10-202 (1)(c) may
53		-	include but need not be limited to the following subjects:
54		-	(j.3) T
55		-	HE DOCUMENTATION A NATURAL PERSON APPLYING TO BE A
56		-	SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE MUST PROVIDE AND THE DOCUMENTATION
57		-	VERIFICATION THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY PERFORMS
58		-	;
59		-	(2) Mandatory rule-making. Rules promulgated pursuant to
60		-	section 44-10-202 (1)(c) must include but need not be limited to
61		-	the
62		-	following subjects:
63		-	(d) (III) (A) If test results indicate the presence of quantities of any
64		-	A substance determined to be injurious to health, the medical marijuana or
65		-	retail marijuana licensee shall immediately quarantine the products and
66		-	notify the state licensing authority. The state licensing authority shall give
67		-	the licensee an opportunity to remediate
68		-	OR DECONTAMINATE the product
69		-	if the test indicated the presence of a microbial. If the licensee is unable to
70		-	remediate
71		-	OR DECONTAMINATE the product, the licensee shall document and
72		-	properly destroy the adulterated product. I
73		-	F THE LICENSEE IS ABLE TO
74		-	PAGE 2-SENATE BILL 24-076 REMEDIATE OR DECONTAMINATE THE PRODUCT AND THE PRODUCT PASSES
75		-	RETESTING
76		-	, THE LICENSEE NEED NOT PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL LABEL THAT
77		-	WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE REQUIRED FOR A PRODUCT THAT PASSED INITIAL
78		-	TESTING
79		-	.
80		-	(B) If retail marijuana or retail marijuana product test results
81		-	indicate the presence of quantities of any
82		-	A substance determined to be
	132	+	ISSUE CULTURE; AND13
	133	+	(IV) S
	134	+	MALL AMOUNTS OR FRAGMENTS OF THE CANNABIS PLANT14
	135	+	076-3- CONTAINING A DELTA-9 TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL CONCENTRATION OF1
	136	+	NO MORE THAN THREE-TENTHS OF ONE PERCENT ON A DRY-WEIGHT BASIS.2
	137	+	(18) "Immature plant" means a nonflowering marijuana plant that3
	138	+	is no taller than eight FIFTEEN inches and no wider than eight FIFTEEN4
	139	+	inches
	140	+	AND is produced from a cutting, clipping, or seedling. and is in a
	141	+	5
	142	+	cultivating container.6
	143	+	SECTION 2. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-203, amend7
	144	+	(1) introductory portion, (2) introductory portion, (2)(d)(III)(A),8
	145	+	(2)(d)(III)(B), (2)(e), (2)(t), (2)(dd)(XIV), and (3)(h); and add (1)(j.3) as9
	146	+	follows:10
	147	+	44-10-203. State licensing authority - rules. (1) Permissive11
	148	+	rule-making. Rules promulgated pursuant to section 44-10-202 (1)(c)12
	149	+	may include but need not be limited to the following subjects:13
	150	+	(j.3) THE DOCUMENTATION A NATURAL PERSON APPLYING TO BE14
	151	+	A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE MUST PROVIDE AND THE DOCUMENTATION15
	152	+	VERIFICATION THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY PERFORMS ;16
	153	+	(2) Mandatory rule-making. Rules promulgated pursuant to17
	154	+	section 44-10-202 (1)(c) must include but need not be limited to the18
	155	+	following subjects:19
	156	+	20
	157	+	(d) (III) (A) If test results indicate the presence of quantities of21
	158	+	any A substance determined to be injurious to health, the medical22
	159	+	marijuana or retail marijuana licensee shall immediately quarantine the23
	160	+	products and notify the state licensing authority. The state licensing24
	161	+	authority shall give the licensee an opportunity to remediate OR25
	162	+	DECONTAMINATE the product if the test indicated the presence of a26
	163	+	microbial. If the licensee is unable to remediate OR DECONTAMINATE the27
	164	+	076
	165	+	-4- product, the licensee shall document and properly destroy the adulterated1
	166	+	product. IF THE LICENSEE IS ABLE TO REMEDIATE OR DECONTAMINATE THE2
	167	+	PRODUCT AND THE PRODUCT PASSES RETESTING, THE LICENSEE NEED NOT3
	168	+	PROVIDE AN ADDITIONAL LABEL THAT WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE4
	169	+	REQUIRED FOR A PRODUCT THAT PASSED INITIAL TESTING .5
	170	+	(B) If retail marijuana or retail marijuana product test results6
	171	+	indicate the presence of quantities of any A substance determined to be7
83	172		injurious to health,
84		-	INCLUDING PESTICIDES, the state licensing authority shall
85		-	give the licensee an opportunity to retest the retail marijuana or retail
86		-	marijuana product.
87		-	(e) Security requirements for any premises licensed pursuant to this
88		-	article 10, including, at a minimum, lighting, physical security, video, and
89		-	alarm requirements, and other minimum procedures for internal control as
90		-	deemed necessary by the state licensing authority to properly administer and
91		-	enforce the provisions of
92		-	this article 10, including BIENNIAL reporting
93		-	requirements for changes, alterations, or modifications to the premises;
94		-	(t) Development of individual identification cards for natural
95		-	persons who are controlling beneficial owners, and any person operating,
96		-	INDIVIDUALS working in or having unescorted access to the limited access
97		-	areas of the licensed premises of a medical marijuana business or retail
98		-	marijuana business, including a fingerprint-based criminal history record
99		-	check as may be required by the state licensing authority prior to issuing a
100		-	card;
101		-	(dd) Requirements for medical marijuana and medical marijuana
102		-	products delivery as described in section 44-10-501 (11) and section
103		-	44-10-505 (5) and retail marijuana and retail marijuana products delivery
104		-	as described in section 44-10-601 (13) and section 44-10-605 (5), including:
105		-	(XIV) (A) Requirements for areas where medical marijuana and
106		-	medical marijuana products or retail marijuana and retail marijuana
107		-	products orders are stored, weighed, packaged, prepared, and tagged,
108		-	including requirements that medical marijuana and medical marijuana
109		-	products or retail marijuana and retail marijuana products cannot be placed
110		-	into a delivery vehicle until after an order has been placed and that all
111		-	delivery orders must be packaged on the licensed premises of a medical
112		-	marijuana store or retail marijuana store or its associated state licensing
113		-	authority-authorized storage facility as defined by rule after an order has
114		-	PAGE 3-SENATE BILL 24-076 been received. and
115		-	(B) BY JANUARY 1, 2027, THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL
116		-	PROMULGATE RULES THAT DO NOT REQUIRE LICENSEES TO USE RADIO
117		-	FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK REGULATED
118		-	MARIJUANA IN SEED
119		-	-TO-SALE TRACKING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
120		-	ESTABLISHED BY RULE
121		-	.
122		-	(3) In promulgating rules pursuant to this section, the state licensing
123		-	authority may seek the assistance of the department of public health and
124		-	environment when necessary before promulgating rules on the following
125		-	subjects:
126		-	(h) A requirement that every medical marijuana store and retail
	173	+	INCLUDING PESTICIDES, the state licensing authority8
	174	+	shall give the licensee an opportunity to retest the retail marijuana or9
	175	+	retail marijuana product.10
	176	+
	177	+	11
	178	+	(e) Security requirements for any premises licensed pursuant to12
	179	+	this article 10, including, at a minimum, lighting, physical security, video,13
	180	+	and alarm requirements, and other minimum procedures for internal14
	181	+	control as deemed necessary by the state licensing authority to properly15
	182	+	administer and enforce the provisions of this article 10, including16
	183	+	BIENNIAL reporting requirements for changes, alterations, or17
	184	+	modifications to the premises;18
	185	+	(t) Development of individual identification cards for natural19
	186	+	persons who are controlling beneficial owners, and any person operating,20
	187	+	INDIVIDUALS working in or having unescorted access to the limited access21
	188	+	areas of the licensed premises of a medical marijuana business or retail22
	189	+	marijuana business, including a fingerprint-based criminal history record23
	190	+	check as may be required by the state licensing authority prior to issuing24
	191	+	a card;25
	192	+	26
	193	+	(dd) Requirements for medical marijuana and medical marijuana27
	194	+	076
	195	+	-5- products delivery as described in section 44-10-501 (11) and section1
	196	+	44-10-505 (5) and retail marijuana and retail marijuana products delivery2
	197	+	as described in section 44-10-601 (13) and section 44-10-605 (5),3
	198	+	including:4
	199	+	(XIV) (A) Requirements for areas where medical marijuana and5
	200	+	medical marijuana products or retail marijuana and retail marijuana6
	201	+	products orders are stored, weighed, packaged, prepared, and tagged,7
	202	+	including requirements that medical marijuana and medical marijuana8
	203	+	products or retail marijuana and retail marijuana products cannot be9
	204	+	placed into a delivery vehicle until after an order has been placed and that10
	205	+	all delivery orders must be packaged on the licensed premises of a11
	206	+	medical marijuana store or retail marijuana store or its associated state12
	207	+	licensing authority-authorized storage facility as defined by rule after an13
	208	+	order has been received. and14
	209	+	(B) B
	210	+	Y JANUARY 1, 2027, THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL
	211	+	15
	212	+	PROMULGATE RULES THAT DO NOT REQUIRE LICENSEES TO USE RADIO16
	213	+	FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGY TO TRACK REGULATED17
	214	+	MARIJUANA IN SEED -TO-SALE TRACKING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS18
	215	+	ESTABLISHED BY RULE.19
	216	+	(3) In promulgating rules pursuant to this section, the state20
	217	+	licensing authority may seek the assistance of the department of public21
	218	+	health and environment when necessary before promulgating rules on the22
	219	+	following subjects:23
	220	+	(h) A requirement that every medical marijuana store and retail24
127	221		marijuana store post, at all times and in a prominent place
128		-	AT EVERY POINT
129		-	OF SALE
130		-	, a warning that has a minimum height of three inches and a width
131		-	of six inches and that reads:
132		-	Warning: Using marijuana, in any form, while you are
133		-	pregnant or breastfeeding passes THC to your baby and may
134		-	be harmful to your baby. There is no known safe amount of
135		-	marijuana use during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
136		-	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-308, amend (4);
137		-	and add (6), (7), (8), and (9) as follows:
138		-	44-10-308. Business and owner requirements - legislative
139		-	declaration - definition - rules. (4) (a) Effective January 1, 2021, a
140		-	NATURAL person who qualifies as a social equity licensee may apply for any
141		-	regulated marijuana business license or permit, including but not limited to
142		-	accelerator store, accelerator cultivator, and accelerator manufacturer licenses, issued pursuant to this article 10. A
143		-	NATURAL person qualifies as
144		-	a social equity licensee if such THE person meets the following criteria, in
145		-	addition to any criteria established by rule of the state licensing authority:
146		-	(a) (I) Is a Colorado resident;
147		-	(b) (II) Has not been the beneficial owner of a license subject to
148		-	disciplinary or legal action from the state resulting in the revocation of a
149		-	license issued pursuant to this article 10;
150		-	PAGE 4-SENATE BILL 24-076 (c) (III) Has demonstrated at least one of the following:
151		-	(I) (A) The applicant has resided for at least fifteen years between
152		-	the years 1980 and 2010 in a census tract designated by the office of
153		-	economic development and international trade as an opportunity zone or
154		-	designated as a disproportionate impacted area, as defined by rule pursuant
155		-	to section 44-10-203 (1)(j);
156		-	(II)
157		-	(B) The applicant or the applicant's parent, legal guardian,
158		-	sibling, spouse, child, or minor in their guardianship was arrested for a
159		-	marijuana offense, convicted of a marijuana offense, or was
160		-	subject to civil
161		-	asset forfeiture related to a marijuana investigation; or
162		-	(III) (C) The applicant's household income in the year prior to
163		-	application did not exceed an amount determined by rule of the state
164		-	licensing authority; and
165		-	(d)
166		-	(IV) The social equity licensee, or, collectively, one or more
167		-	social equity licensees, holds at least fifty-one percent of the beneficial
168		-	ownership of the regulated marijuana business license.
	222	+	AT EVERY
	223	+	25
	224	+	POINT OF SALE, a warning that has a minimum height of three inches and26
	225	+	a width of six inches and that reads:27
	226	+	076
	227	+	-6- Warning: Using marijuana, in any form, while you are1
	228	+	pregnant or breastfeeding passes THC to your baby and2
	229	+	may be harmful to your baby. There is no known safe3
	230	+	amount of marijuana use during pregnancy or4
	231	+	breastfeeding.5
	232	+	6
	233	+	7
	234	+	SECTION 3. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-308, amend8
	235	+	(4); and add (6), (7), (8), and (9) as follows:9
	236	+	44-10-308. Business and owner requirements - legislative10
	237	+	declaration - definition - rules. (4) (a) Effective January 1, 2021, a11
	238	+	NATURAL person who qualifies as a social equity licensee may apply for12
	239	+	any regulated marijuana business license or permit, including but not13
	240	+	limited to accelerator store, accelerator cultivator, and accelerator14
	241	+	manufacturer licenses, issued pursuant to this article 10. A NATURAL15
	242	+	person qualifies as a social equity licensee if such THE person meets the16
	243	+	following criteria, in addition to any criteria established by rule of the17
	244	+	state licensing authority:18
	245	+	(a) (I) Is a Colorado resident;19
	246	+	(b) (II) Has not been the beneficial owner of a license subject to20
	247	+	disciplinary or legal action from the state resulting in the revocation of a21
	248	+	license issued pursuant to this article 10;22
	249	+	(c) (III) Has demonstrated at least one of the following:23
	250	+	(I) (A) The applicant has resided for at least fifteen years between24
	251	+	the years 1980 and 2010 in a census tract designated by the office of25
	252	+	economic development and international trade as an opportunity zone or26
	253	+	designated as a disproportionate impacted area, as defined by rule27
	254	+	076
	255	+	-7- pursuant to section 44-10-203 (1)(j);1
	256	+	(II) (B) The applicant or the applicant's parent, legal guardian,2
	257	+	sibling, spouse, child, or minor in their guardianship was arrested for a3
	258	+	marijuana offense, convicted of a marijuana offense, or was subject to4
	259	+	civil asset forfeiture related to a marijuana investigation; or5
	260	+	(III) (C) The applicant's household income in the year prior to6
	261	+	application did not exceed an amount determined by rule of the state7
	262	+	licensing authority; and8
	263	+	(d) (IV) The social equity licensee, or, collectively, one or more9
	264	+	social equity licensees, holds at least fifty-one percent of the beneficial10
	265	+	ownership of the regulated marijuana business license.11
	266	+	(b) THIS SUBSECTION (4) APPLIES TO A NATURAL PERSON12
	267	+	QUALIFIED AS A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE AND WHO SUBMITS AN13
	268	+	APPLICATION FOR A FINDING OF SUITABILITY ON OR BEFORE FEBRUARY 1,14
	269	+	2025.15
	270	+	(6) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION,16
	271	+	EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2025, A NATURAL PERSON THAT QUALIFIES AS A17
	272	+	SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE MAY APPLY FOR ANY REGULATED MARIJUANA18
	273	+	BUSINESS LICENSE OR PERMIT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 10. A NATURAL19
	274	+	PERSON QUALIFIES AS A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE IF, IN ADDITION TO ANY20
	275	+	CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY RULE, THE NATURAL PERSON:21
	276	+	(a) HAS NOT BEEN THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF A LICENSE SUBJECT22
	277	+	TO DISCIPLINARY OR CIVIL ACTION FROM THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY23
	278	+	RESULTING IN THE REVOCATION OF A LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS24
	279	+	ARTICLE 10;25
	280	+	(b) HAS DEMONSTRATED AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING :26
	281	+	(I) THE APPLICANT HAS RESIDED:27
	282	+	076
	283	+	-8- (A) FOR AT LEAST ANY FIVE YEARS OF THE THIRTY-YEAR PERIOD1
	284	+	PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION AND FOR WHICH DATA IS AVAILABLE , IN A2
	285	+	CENSUS TRACT DESIGNATED BY THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT3
	286	+	AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE AS AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE OR DESI GNATED AS4
	287	+	A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTED AREA AS DEFINED BY RULE PURSUANT TO5
	288	+	SECTION 44-10-203 (1)(j);6
	289	+	(B) FOR AT LEAST ANY FIVE OF THE THIRTY YEARS PRIOR TO THE7
	290	+	APPLICATION, IN HOUSING WITH FUNDING PROVIDED PURSUANT TO8
	291	+	SECTION 8 OR 9 OF THE FEDERAL "UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF9
	292	+	1937", 42 U.S.C. SECS. 1437f AND 1437g, AS AMENDED; OR10
	293	+	(C) FOR AT LEAST ANY FIVE YEARS BETWEEN 1980 AND 2021, IN11
	294	+	HOUSING WITH FUNDING FROM FEDERAL LOW -INCOME HOUSING TAX12
	295	+	CREDITS, COLORADO AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDITS, OR FUNDING13
	296	+	PROVIDED PURSUANT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL PROGRAM THAT14
	297	+	RESTRICTS MAXIMUM RENTS FOR NATURAL PERSONS OF LOW OR15
	298	+	MODERATE INCOME THAT, AT THE TIME OF RESIDENCE, WAS SUBJECT TO A16
	299	+	USE RESTRICTION THAT WAS MONITORED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE BY THE17
	300	+	FEDERAL GOVERNMENT , THE STATE GOVERNMENT , A COUNTY18
	301	+	GOVERNMENT, OR A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT, OR BY A POLITICAL19
	302	+	SUBDIVISION OR DESIGNATED AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT , THE20
	303	+	STATE GOVERNMENT , A COUNTY GOVERNMENT, OR A MUNICIPAL21
	304	+	GOVERNMENT; 22
	305	+	(II) THE APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT'S SPOUSE, PARENT, OR23
	306	+	LEGAL GUARDIAN WAS ARRESTED FOR AND CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA24
	307	+	OFFENSE;25
	308	+	(III) THE APPLICANT'S SIBLING OR CHILD OR A MINOR IN THE26
	309	+	APPLICANT'S GUARDIANSHIP WAS ARRESTED FOR OR CONVICTED OF A27
	310	+	076
	311	+	-9- MARIJUANA OFFENSE, AND:1
	312	+	(A) THE APPLICANT'S SIBLING WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR OR2
	313	+	CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA OFFENSE OR CHILD WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR3
	314	+	OR CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA OFFENSE OR A MINOR IN THE APPLICANT'S4
	315	+	GUARDIANSHIP WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR OR CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA5
	316	+	OFFENSE RESIDED IN A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTED AREA, AS DEFINED6
	317	+	BY RULE PURSUANT TO SECTION 44-10-203 (1)(j), FOR FIVE YEARS7
	318	+	BETWEEN 1980 AND 2021; OR8
	319	+	(B) THE APPLICANT'S SIBLING WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR OR9
	320	+	CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA OFFENSE OR CHILD WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR10
	321	+	OR CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA OFFENSE OR A MINOR IN THE APPLICANT'S11
	322	+	GUARDIANSHIP WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR OR CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA12
	323	+	OFFENSE AND HAS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THE13
	324	+	PROGRAMS LISTED IN SUBSECTION (6)(b)(IV) OF THIS SECTION FOR AT14
	325	+	LEAST FIVE YEARS BETWEEN 1980 AND 2021; OR15
	326	+	(IV) THE APPLICANT HAS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM AT LEAST16
	327	+	ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS FOR AT LEAST FIVE OF THE TEN YEARS17
	328	+	PRIOR TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION:18
	329	+	(A) THE LOW-INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CREATED IN19
	330	+	ARTICLE 8.7 OF TITLE 40;20
	331	+	(B) THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM21
	332	+	DESCRIBED IN PART 3 OF ARTICLE 2 OF TITLE 26;22
	333	+	(C) TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES, AS DEFINED IN23
	334	+	SECTION 26-2-703 (19);24
	335	+	(D) THE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR25
	336	+	WOMEN, INFANTS, AND CHILDREN, CREATED PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. SEC.26
	337	+	1786; OR27
	338	+	076
	339	+	-10- (E) THE "COLORADO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ACT", ARTICLES 4 TO1
	340	+	6 OF TITLE 25.5; AND2
	341	+	(c) HOLDS AT LEAST FIFTY-ONE PERCENT OF A BENEFICIAL3
	342	+	OWNERSHIP OF A REGULATED MARIJUANA BUSINESS LICENSE ALONE OR4
	343	+	COLLECTIVELY WITH AT LEAST ONE OTHER SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE .5
	344	+	(7) (a) FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION, AN6
	345	+	APPLICANT IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE IF THE7
	346	+	APPLICANT IS A CONTROLLING BENEFICIAL OWNER OF MORE THAN THREE8
	347	+	RETAIL MARIJUANA STORE LICENSES, MEDICAL MARIJUANA STORE9
	348	+	LICENSES, RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY LICENSES, OR10
	349	+	MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY LICENSES , UNLESS THE11
	350	+	LISTED LICENSES FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT IS A CONTROLLING12
	351	+	BENEFICIAL OWNER ARE EACH A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSE .13
	352	+	(b) FOR THE PURPOSES OF SUBSECTION (7)(a) OF THIS SECTION,14
	353	+	CO-LOCATED RETAIL MARIJUANA STORE AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA STORE15
	354	+	LICENSES, OR CO-LOCATED RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY16
	355	+	AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY LICENSES, CONSTITUTE17
	356	+	ONE LICENSE.18
	357	+	(8) (a) SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION APPLIES TO A NATURAL19
	358	+	PERSON QUALIFIED AS A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE AND WHO SUBMITS AN20
	359	+	APPLICATION FOR A FINDING OF SUITABILITY ON OR AFTER FEBRUARY 1,21
	360	+	2025.22
	361	+	(b) SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A23
	362	+	NATURAL PERSON QUALIFIED AS A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE AND WHO24
	363	+	SUBMITS AN APPLICATION FOR A FINDING OF SUITABILITY ON OR BEFORE25
	364	+	FEBRUARY 1, 2025.26
	365	+	(9) A NATURAL PERSON WHO MEETS THE CRITERIA IN THIS SECTION27
	366	+	076
	367	+	-11- FOR A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSE IS ELIGIBLE FOR INCENTIVES AVAILABLE1
	368	+	THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OR OFFICE OF ECONOMIC2
	369	+	DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE. AN INCENTIVE MAY INCLUDE3
	370	+	A REDUCTION IN APPLICATION OR LICENSE FEES. THE STATE LICENSING4
	371	+	AUTHORITY MAY PROMULGATE RULES TO CREATE INCENTIVES .5
	372	+	SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-313, amend6
	373	+	(6)(b) as follows:7
	374	+	44-10-313. Licensing in general - rules - repeal. (6) (b) (I) All8
	375	+	I
	376	+	F ISSUED BY THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY ,
	377	+	regulated marijuana9
	378	+	business licenses and licenses granted to a controlling beneficial owner10
	379	+	pursuant to this article 10 are valid for a period of one year TWO YEARS11
	380	+	after the date of issuance unless revoked or suspended pursuant to this12
	381	+	article 10 or the rules promulgated pursuant to this article 10
	382	+	OR UNLESS13
	383	+	THE LICENSEE ELECTS FOR THE LICENSE TO EXPIRE SOONER THAN TWO14
	384	+	YEARS UNDER SECTION 44-10-314 (3). A LOCAL LICENSING AUTHORITY
	385	+	15
	386	+	MAY DETERMINE WHETHER EACH TYPE OF LICENSE , INCLUDING AN16
	387	+	ASSOCIATED MARIJUANA DELIVERY PERMIT , ISSUED BY THE LOCAL17
	388	+	LICENSING AUTHORITY IS VALID FOR ONE OR TWO YEARS .18
	389	+	(II) (A) T
	390	+	HIS SUBSECTION (6)(b) APPLIES TO LICENSES ISSUED
	391	+	19
	392	+	AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, AS AMENDED.20
169	393		(B) T
170		-	HIS SUBSECTION (4) APPLIES TO A NATURAL PERSON QUALIFIED
171		-	AS A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE AND WHO SUBMITS AN APPLICATION FOR A
172		-	FINDING OF SUITABILITY ON OR BEFORE
173		-	FEBRUARY 1, 2025.
174		-	(6) E
175		-	XCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (4) OF THIS SECTION,
176		-	EFFECTIVE FEBRUARY 1, 2025, A NATURAL PERSON THAT QUALIFIES AS A
177		-	SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE MAY APPLY FOR ANY REGULATED MARIJUANA
178		-	BUSINESS LICENSE OR PERMIT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE
179		-	10. A NATURAL
180		-	PERSON QUALIFIES AS A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE IF
181		-	, IN ADDITION TO ANY
182		-	CRITERIA ESTABLISHED BY RULE
183		-	, THE NATURAL PERSON:
184		-	(a) H
185		-	AS NOT BEEN THE BENEFICIAL OWNER OF A LICENSE SUBJECT TO
186		-	DISCIPLINARY OR CIVIL ACTION FROM THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY
187		-	RESULTING IN THE REVOCATION OF A LICENSE ISSUED PURSUANT TO THIS
188		-	ARTICLE
189		-	10;
190		-	(b) H
191		-	AS DEMONSTRATED AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING :
192		-	(I) T
193		-	HE APPLICANT HAS RESIDED:
194		-	PAGE 5-SENATE BILL 24-076 (A) FOR AT LEAST ANY FIVE YEARS OF THE THIRTY -YEAR PERIOD
195		-	PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION AND FOR WHICH DATA IS AVAILABLE
196		-	, IN A
197		-	CENSUS TRACT DESIGNATED BY THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
198		-	AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE AS AN OPPORTUNITY ZONE OR DESIGNATED AS
199		-	A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTED AREA AS DEFINED BY RULE PURSUANT TO
200		-	SECTION
201		-	44-10-203 (1)(j);
202		-	(B) F
203		-	OR AT LEAST ANY FIVE OF THE THIRTY YEARS PRIOR TO THE
204		-	APPLICATION
205		-	, IN HOUSING WITH FUNDING PROVIDED PURSUANT TO SECTION
206		-	8 OR 9 OF THE FEDERAL "UNITED STATES HOUSING ACT OF 1937", 42 U.S.C.
207		-	SECS. 1437f AND 1437g, AS AMENDED; OR
208		-	(C) FOR AT LEAST ANY FIVE YEARS BETWEEN 1980 AND 2021, IN
209		-	HOUSING WITH FUNDING FROM FEDERAL LOW
210		-	-INCOME HOUSING TAX
211		-	CREDITS
212		-	, COLORADO AFFORDABLE HOUSING TAX CREDITS , OR FUNDING
213		-	PROVIDED PURSUANT TO ANY FEDERAL
214		-	, STATE, OR LOCAL PROGRAM THAT
215		-	RESTRICTS MAXIMUM RENTS FOR NATURAL PERSONS OF LOW OR MODERATE
216		-	INCOME THAT
217		-	, AT THE TIME OF RESIDENCE , WAS SUBJECT TO A USE
218		-	RESTRICTION THAT WAS MONITORED TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE BY THE
219		-	FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
220		-	, THE STATE GOVERNMENT, A COUNTY GOVERNMENT ,
221		-	OR A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT , OR BY A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OR
222		-	DESIGNATED AGENCY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
223		-	, THE STATE
224		-	GOVERNMENT
225		-	, A COUNTY GOVERNMENT , OR A MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT ;
226		-	(II) T
227		-	HE APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT'S SPOUSE, PARENT, OR LEGAL
228		-	GUARDIAN WAS ARRESTED FOR AND CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA OFFENSE
229		-	;
230		-	(III) T
231		-	HE APPLICANT'S SIBLING OR CHILD OR A MINOR IN THE
232		-	APPLICANT
233		-	'S GUARDIANSHIP WAS ARRESTED FOR OR CONVICTED OF A
234		-	MARIJUANA OFFENSE
235		-	, AND:
236		-	(A) T
237		-	HE APPLICANT'S SIBLING WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR OR
238		-	CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA OFFENSE OR CHILD WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR OR
239		-	CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA OFFENSE OR A MINOR IN THE APPLICANT
240		-	'S
241		-	GUARDIANSHIP WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR OR C ONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA
242		-	OFFENSE RESIDED IN A DISPROPORTIONATE IMPACTED AREA
243		-	, AS DEFINED BY
244		-	RULE PURSUANT TO SECTION
245		-	44-10-203 (1)(j), FOR FIVE YEARS BETWEEN
246		-	1980 AND 2021; OR
247		-	(B) THE APPLICANT'S SIBLING WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR OR
248		-	PAGE 6-SENATE BILL 24-076 CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA OFFENSE OR CHILD WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR OR
249		-	CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA OFFENSE OR A MINOR IN THE APPLICANT
250		-	'S
251		-	GUARDIANSHIP WHO WAS ARRESTED FOR OR CONVICTED OF A MARIJUANA
252		-	OFFENSE AND HAS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM AT LEAST ONE OF THE
253		-	PROGRAMS LISTED IN SUBSECTION
254		-	(6)(b)(IV) OF THIS SECTION FOR AT LEAST
255		-	FIVE YEARS BETWEEN
256		-	1980 AND 2021; OR
257		-	(IV) THE APPLICANT HAS RECEIVED ASSISTANCE FROM AT LEAST ONE
258		-	OF THE FOLLOWING PROGRAMS FOR AT LEAST FIVE OF THE TEN YEARS PRIOR
259		-	TO SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION
260		-	:
261		-	(A) T
262		-	HE LOW-INCOME ENERGY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM CREATED IN
263		-	ARTICLE
264		-	8.7 OF TITLE 40;
265		-	(B) T
266		-	HE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
267		-	DESCRIBED IN PART
268		-	3 OF ARTICLE 2 OF TITLE 26;
	394	+	HIS SUBSECTION (6)(b)(II) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
	395	+	21
	396	+	2026.22
	397	+	SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-314, add (4)23
	398	+	as follows:24
	399	+	44-10-314. License renewal - unified renewal applications -25
	400	+	rules. (4) O
	401	+	N OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2026, THE STATE LICENSING
	402	+	26
	403	+	AUTHORITY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AUTHORIZING MULTIPLE27
	404	+	076
	405	+	-12- REGULATED MARIJUANA BUSINESS LICENSEES WITH IDENTICAL1
	406	+	CONTROLLING BENEFICIAL OWNERS TO SUBMIT A SINGLE INITIAL2
	407	+	APPLICATION OR A SINGLE RENEWAL APPLICATION THROUGH A UNIFIED3
	408	+	APPLICATION PROCESS. A UNIFIED APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO A LOWER4
	409	+	FEE FOR EACH APPLICATION THAN FOR APPLICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL5
	410	+	LICENSES.6
	411	+	SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-501, amend7
	412	+	(3)(g) and (11)(a)(II) as follows:8
	413	+	44-10-501. Medical marijuana store license. (3) (g) When9
	414	+	completing a sale of medical marijuana concentrate, the medical10
	415	+	marijuana store shall provide the patient with PHYSICALLY ATTACH TO11
	416	+	THE PATIENT'S RECEIPT OF SALE, PRODUCT CONTAINER , OR EXIT12
	417	+	PACKAGING the tangible educational resource created by the state13
	418	+	licensing authority pursuant to section 44-10-202 (8) regarding the use of14
	419	+	medical marijuana concentrate.15
	420	+	(11) (a) (II) A medical marijuana delivery permit is valid for one16
	421	+	year TWO YEARS and may be renewed annually upon renewal of the17
	422	+	medical marijuana store license.18
	423	+	SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-502, amend19
	424	+	(7)(a) introductory portion, (7)(a)(II), (7)(a)(III), (7)(b)(I) introductory20
	425	+	portion, (7)(b)(I)(B), (7)(b)(I)(C), and (7)(b)(I)(D); repeal (7)(b)(II); and21
	426	+	add (7)(b)(III), (7)(b)(IV), (7)(b)(V), (7)(c), and (7)(d) as follows:22
	427	+	44-10-502. Medical marijuana cultivation facility license -23
	428	+	rules - definitions. (7) (a) In accordance with the rules promulgated by24
	429	+	the state licensing authority, a medical marijuana cultivation facility may25
	430	+	obtain immature plants, marijuana seeds, and marijuana genetic material26
	431	+	as genetic material is defined in rule of the state licensing authority, from:27
	432	+	076
	433	+	-13- (II) A MEDICAL OR retail marijuana testing facility;1
	434	+	(III) An entity licensed or otherwise approved to operate in2
	435	+	another jurisdiction A PERSON LICENSED BY, APPROVED BY, OR PERMITTED3
	436	+	BY ANOTHER JURISDICTION TO POSSESS OR CULTIVATE PLANTS OF THE4
	437	+	GENUS CANNABIS; or5
	438	+	(b) (I) The state licensing authority shall promulgate rules6
	439	+	allowing a regulated marijuana cultivation facility to transfer immature7
	440	+	plants, marijuana seeds, and marijuana genetic material, as genetic8
	441	+	material is defined in rule of the state licensing authority, from A9
	442	+	MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY MAY SELL , TRANSFER, OR10
	443	+	SHIP GENETIC MATERIAL TO:11
	444	+	(B) A
	445	+	MEDICAL OR retail marijuana testing facility;12
	446	+	(C) An entity licensed or otherwise approved to operate in another
	447	+	13
	448	+	jurisdiction A PERSON LICENSED BY, APPROVED BY, OR PERMITTED BY14
	449	+	ANOTHER JURISDICTION TO POSSESS OR CULTIVATE PLANTS OF THE GENUS15
	450	+	CANNABIS; or16
	451	+	(D) Any other source PERSON permitted by rule of the state17
	452	+	licensing authority.18
	453	+	(II) The rules promulgated under this subsection (7)(b) must19
	454	+	include inventory tracking, reporting, and record-keeping, requirements.20
	455	+	(III) F
	456	+	OR SALES, TRANSFERS, OR SHIPMENTS TO AN INDIVIDUAL, A
	457	+	21
	458	+	MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY SHALL ESTABLISH PROCESSES22
	459	+	AND PROCEDURES TO CONFIRM THAT THE PURCHASING OR RECEIVING23
	460	+	INDIVIDUAL IS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER USING AN AGE24
	461	+	VERIFICATION PROCESS, SUCH AS AUTHENTICATION VERIFICATION ,25
	462	+	BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION, OR DOCUMENT VERIFICATION.26
	463	+	(IV) A
	464	+	LICENSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY27
	465	+	076
	466	+	-14- MAY ACCEPT PAYMENT ONLINE FOR THE SALE , TRANSFER, OR SHIPMENT OF1
	467	+	GENETIC MATERIAL.2
	468	+	(V) A
	469	+	LICENSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY
	470	+	3
	471	+	SHALL NOT TRANSFER GENETIC MATERIAL DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS WHO4
	472	+	ARE PRESENT ON THE LICENSED PREMISES .5
269	473		(c) T
270		-	EMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES , AS DEFINED IN
271		-	SECTION
272		-	26-2-703 (19);
273		-	(D) T
274		-	HE SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN ,
275		-	INFANTS, AND CHILDREN, CREATED PURSUANT TO 42 U.S.C. SEC. 1786; OR
276		-	(E) THE "COLORADO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE ACT", ARTICLES 4 TO 6
277		-	OF TITLE 25.5; AND
278		-	(c) HOLDS AT LEAST FIFTY -ONE PERCENT OF A BENEFICIAL
279		-	OWNERSHIP OF A REGULATED MARIJUANA BUSINESS LICENSE ALONE OR
280		-	COLLECTIVELY WITH AT LEAST ONE OTHER SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE
281		-	.
282		-	(7) (a) F
283		-	OR THE PURPOSES OF SUBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION, AN
284		-	APPLICANT IS NOT ELIGIBLE TO BE A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE IF THE
285		-	APPLICANT IS A CONTROLLING BENEFICIAL OWNER OF MORE THAN THREE
286		-	RETAIL MARIJUANA STORE LICENSES
287		-	, MEDICAL MARIJUANA STORE LICENSES,
288		-	RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY LICENSES , OR MEDICAL
289		-	MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY LICENSES
290		-	, UNLESS THE LISTED LICENSES
291		-	FOR WHICH THE APPLICANT IS A CONTROLLING BENEFICIAL OWNER ARE EACH
292		-	A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSE
293		-	.
294		-	(b) F
295		-	OR THE PURPOSES OF SUBSECTION (7)(a) OF THIS SECTION,
296		-	PAGE 7-SENATE BILL 24-076 CO-LOCATED RETAIL MARIJUANA STORE AND MEDICAL MARIJUANA STORE
297		-	LICENSES
298		-	, OR CO-LOCATED RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY AND
299		-	MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY LICENSES
300		-	, CONSTITUTE ONE
301		-	LICENSE
302		-	.
303		-	(8) (a) S
304		-	UBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION APPLIES TO A NATURAL
305		-	PERSON QUALIFIED AS A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE AND WHO SUBMITS AN
306		-	APPLICATION FOR A FINDING OF SUITABILITY ON OR AFTER
307		-	FEBRUARY 1,
308		-	2025.
309		-	(b) S
310		-	UBSECTION (6) OF THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO A NATURAL
311		-	PERSON QUALIFIED AS A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSEE AND WHO SUBMITS AN
312		-	APPLICATION FOR A FINDING OF SUITABILITY ON OR BEFORE
313		-	FEBRUARY 1,
314		-	2025.
315		-	(9) A
316		-	NATURAL PERSON WHO MEETS THE CRITERIA IN THIS SECTION
317		-	FOR A SOCIAL EQUITY LICENSE IS ELIGIBLE FOR INCENTIVES AVAILABLE
318		-	THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE OR OFFICE OF ECONOMIC
319		-	DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE
320		-	. AN INCENTIVE MAY INCLUDE A
321		-	REDUCTION IN APPLICATION OR LICENSE FEES
322		-	. THE STATE LICENSING
323		-	AUTHORITY MAY PROMULGATE RULES TO CREATE INCENTIVES
324		-	.
325		-	SECTION 4. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-313, amend
326		-	(6)(b) as follows:
327		-	44-10-313. Licensing in general - rules - repeal. (6) (b) (I) All
328		-	IF
329		-	ISSUED BY THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY
330		-	, regulated marijuana business
331		-	licenses and licenses granted to a controlling beneficial owner pursuant to
332		-	this article 10 are valid for a period of one year
333		-	TWO YEARS after the date of
334		-	issuance unless revoked or suspended pursuant to this article 10 or the rules
335		-	promulgated pursuant to this article 10
336		-	OR UNLESS THE LICENSEE ELECTS FOR
337		-	THE LICENSE TO EXPIRE SOONER THAN TWO YEARS UNDER SECTION
338		-	44-10-314 (3). A LOCAL LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY DETERMINE WHETHER
339		-	EACH TYPE OF LICENSE
340		-	, INCLUDING AN ASSOCIATED MARIJUANA DELIVERY
341		-	PERMIT
342		-	, ISSUED BY THE LOCAL LICENSING AUTHORITY IS VALID FOR ONE OR
343		-	TWO YEARS
344		-	.
345		-	(II) (A) T
346		-	HIS SUBSECTION (6)(b) APPLIES TO LICENSES ISSUED AFTER
347		-	THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION
348		-	, AS AMENDED.
349		-	PAGE 8-SENATE BILL 24-076 (B) THIS SUBSECTION (6)(b)(II) IS REPEALED, EFFECTIVE JULY 1,
350		-	2026.
351		-	SECTION 5. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-314, add (3) as
352		-	follows:
353		-	44-10-314. License renewal - unified renewal applications -
354		-	rules. (3) O
355		-	N OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2026, THE STATE LICENSING
356		-	AUTHORITY SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AUTHORIZING MULTIPLE REGULATED
357		-	MARIJUANA BUSINESS LICENSEES WITH IDENTICAL CONTROLLING BENEFICIAL
358		-	OWNERS TO SUBMIT A SINGLE INITIAL APPLICATION OR A SINGLE RENEWAL
359		-	APPLICATION THROUGH A UNIFIED APPLICATION PROCESS
360		-	. A UNIFIED
361		-	APPLICATION IS SUBJECT TO A LOWER FEE FOR EACH APPLICATION THAN FOR
362		-	APPLICATIONS FOR INDIVIDUAL LICENSES
363		-	.
364		-	SECTION 6. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-501, amend
365		-	(3)(g) and (11)(a)(II) as follows:
366		-	44-10-501. Medical marijuana store license. (3) (g) When
367		-	completing a sale of medical marijuana concentrate, the medical marijuana
368		-	store shall provide the patient with
369		-	PHYSICALLY ATTACH TO THE PATIENT 'S
370		-	RECEIPT OF SALE
371		-	, PRODUCT CONTAINER, OR EXIT PACKAGING the tangible
372		-	educational resource created by the state licensing authority pursuant tosection 44-10-202 (8) regarding the use of medical marijuana concentrate.
373		-	(11) (a) (II) A medical marijuana delivery permit is valid for one
374		-	year TWO YEARS and may be renewed annually upon renewal of the medical
375		-	marijuana store license.
376		-	SECTION 7. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-502, amend
377		-	(7)(a) introductory portion, (7)(a)(II), (7)(a)(III), (7)(b)(I) introductory
378		-	portion, (7)(b)(I)(B), (7)(b)(I)(C), and (7)(b)(I)(D); repeal (7)(b)(II); and
379		-	add (7)(b)(III), (7)(b)(IV), (7)(b)(V), (7)(c), and (7)(d) as follows:
380		-	44-10-502. Medical marijuana cultivation facility license - rules
381		-	- definitions. (7) (a) In accordance with the rules promulgated by the state
382		-	licensing authority, a medical marijuana cultivation facility may obtain
383		-	immature plants, marijuana seeds, and marijuana
384		-	genetic material as genetic
385		-	material is defined in rule of the state licensing authority, from:
386		-	PAGE 9-SENATE BILL 24-076 (II) A MEDICAL OR retail marijuana testing facility;
387		-	(III) An entity licensed or otherwise approved to operate in another
388		-	jurisdiction A PERSON LICENSED BY, APPROVED BY, OR PERMITTED BY
389		-	ANOTHER JURISDICTION TO POSSESS OR CULTIVATE PLANTS OF THE GENUS
390		-	CANNABIS
391		-	; or
392		-	(b) (I) The state licensing authority shall promulgate rules allowing
393		-	a regulated marijuana cultivation facility to transfer immature plants,
394		-	marijuana seeds, and marijuana genetic material, as genetic material is
395		-	defined in rule of the state licensing authority, from A MEDICAL MARIJUANA
396		-	CULTIVATION FACILITY MAY SELL
397		-	, TRANSFER, OR SHIP GENETIC MATERIAL
398		-	TO
399		-	:
400		-	(B) A
401		-	MEDICAL OR retail marijuana testing facility;
402		-	(C) An entity licensed or otherwise approved to operate in another
403		-	jurisdiction A PERSON LICENSED BY, APPROVED BY, OR PERMITTED BY
404		-	ANOTHER JURISDICTION TO POSSESS OR CULTIVATE PLANTS OF THE GENUS
405		-	CANNABIS
406		-	; or
407		-	(D) Any other source PERSON permitted by rule of the state licensing
408		-	authority.
409		-	(II) The rules promulgated under this subsection (7)(b) must include
410		-	inventory tracking, reporting, and record-keeping, requirements.
411		-	(III) FOR SALES, TRANSFERS, OR SHIPMENTS TO AN INDIVIDUAL, A
412		-	MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY SHALL ESTABLISH PROCESSES
413		-	AND PROCEDURES TO CONFIRM THAT THE PURCHASING OR RECEIVING
414		-	INDIVIDUAL IS TWENTY
415		-	-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER USING AN AGE
416		-	VERIFICATION PROCESS
417		-	, SUCH AS AUTHENTICATION VERIFICATION ,
418		-	BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION, OR DOCUMENT VERIFICATION.
419		-	(IV) A
420		-	LICENSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY MAY
421		-	ACCEPT PAYMENT ONLINE FOR THE SALE
422		-	, TRANSFER, OR SHIPMENT OF
423		-	GENETIC MATERIAL
424		-	.
425		-	(V) A
426		-	LICENSED MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY SHALL
427		-	NOT TRANSFER GENETIC MATERIAL DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS WHO ARE
428		-	PAGE 10-SENATE BILL 24-076 PRESENT ON THE LICENSED PREMISES.
429		-	(c) T
430		-	HE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY PROMULGATE RULES TO
431		-	IMPLEMENT THIS SUBSECTION
432		-	(7) TO SET REQUIREMENTS FOR INVENTORY
433		-	TRACKING
434		-	, REPORTING, AND RECORD KEEPING . IN PROMULGATING THE
435		-	RULES AND CONDUCTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS UNDER THIS SUBSECTION
436		-	(7), THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY :
	474	+	HE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY PROMULGATE RULES TO6
	475	+	IMPLEMENT THIS SUBSECTION (7) TO SET REQUIREMENTS FOR INVENTORY7
	476	+	TRACKING, REPORTING, AND RECORD KEEPING.
	477	+	IN PROMULGATING THE8
	478	+	RULES AND CONDUCTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS UNDER THIS SUBSECTION9
	479	+	(7),
	480	+	THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY :
	481	+	10
437	482		(I) R
438	483		EQUIRE INVENTORY TRACKING OF GENETIC MATERIAL ONLY
439		-	~~WHEN THE GENETIC MATERIAL IS~~
440		-	:
	484	+	11
	485	+	WHEN THE GENETIC MATERIAL IS:12
441	486		(A) O
442		-	N THE LICENSED PREMISES OF A MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR
443		-	RETAIL MARIJUANA BUSINESS
444		-	; OR
445		-	(B) BEING TRANSFERRED BETWEEN REGULATED MARIJUANA
446		-	BUSINESSES LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE
447		-	10;
	487	+	N THE LICENSED PREMISES OF
	488	+	A MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR13
	489	+	RETAIL MARIJUANA BUSINESS; OR14
	490	+	(B) B
	491	+	EING TRANSFERRED BETWEEN REGULATED MARIJUANA
	492	+	15
	493	+	BUSINESSES LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 10;16
448	494		(II) O
449		-	NLY CONFIRM THE LICENSEE HAS ESTABLISHED PROCESSES AND
450		-	PROCEDURES TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH SUBSECTION
451		-	(7)(b)(III) OF THIS
452		-	SECTION
453		-	; OR
454		-	(III) MONITOR OR TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH A
455		-	LICENSEE
456		-	'S GENETIC MATERIAL ACTIVITIES THAT OCCUR ONLY ON THE
457		-	LICENSED PREMISES
458		-	.
	495	+	NLY CONFIRM THE LICENSEE HAS ESTABLISHED PROCESSES
	496	+	17
	497	+	AND PROCEDURES TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH SUBSECTION (7)(b)(III)18
	498	+	OF THIS SECTION; OR19
	499	+	(III) M
	500	+	ONITOR OR TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH
	501	+	20
	502	+	A LICENSEE'S GENETIC MATERIAL ACTIVITIES THAT OCCUR ONLY ON THE21
	503	+	LICENSED PREMISES.22
459	504		(d) T
460	505		HIS SUBSECTION (7) DOES NOT LIMIT THE APPLICABILITY OF
461		-	ANOTHER STATE
462		-	'S LAW, THE APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW , OR
463		-	ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL AGENCIES
464		-	.
465		-	SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-505, amend
466		-	(5)(a)(II) as follows:
467		-	44-10-505. Medical marijuana transporter license - definition.
468		-	(5) (a) (II) A medical marijuana delivery permit is valid for one year
469		-	TWO
470		-	YEARS
471		-	and may be renewed annually
472		-	upon renewal of the medical
473		-	marijuana transporter license.
474		-	SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-601, amend
475		-	(3)(d), (7)(a), and (13)(a)(II) as follows:
476		-	PAGE 11-SENATE BILL 24-076 44-10-601. Retail marijuana store license - rules - definitions.
477		-	(3) (d) When completing a sale of retail marijuana concentrate, the retail
478		-	marijuana store shall provide the customer with PHYSICALLY ATTACH TO
479		-	THE CUSTOMER
480		-	'S RECEIPT OF SALE, PRODUCT CONTAINER , OR EXIT
481		-	PACKAGING
482		-	the tangible educational resource created by the state licensing
483		-	authority through rule-making pursuant to section 44-10-202 (8)
484		-	regarding
485		-	the use of medical marijuana concentrate.
486		-	(7) (a) A licensed retail marijuana store may only sell retail
487		-	marijuana, retail marijuana products, marijuana accessories, nonconsumable
488		-	products such as apparel, and marijuana-related products such as childproof
489		-	packaging containers,
490		-	HEMP PRODUCTS, AND FOOD, INCLUDING FOOD THAT
491		-	IS NOT INFUSED WITH MARIJUANA OR HEMP PRODUCTS OR EXTRACTS
492		-	, but is
493		-	prohibited from selling or giving away any consumable product, including
494		-	but not limited to A LICENSED RETAIL MARIJUANA STORE SHALL NOT GIVE OR
495		-	SELL AWAY
496		-	cigarettes or alcohol. or edible product that does not containmarijuana, including but not limited to sodas, candies, or baked goods;
497		-	except that a retail marijuana store may sell industrial hemp products. THE
498		-	LICENSED RETAIL MARIJUANA STORE SHALL NOT SELL FOOD IN EXCESS OF
499		-	TWENTY PERCENT OF THE STORE
500		-	'S ANNUAL GROSS REVENUES.
501		-	(13) (a) (II) A retail marijuana delivery permit is valid for one year
502		-	TWO YEARS and may be renewed annually upon renewal of the retail
503		-	marijuana store license or retail marijuana transporter license.
504		-	SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-602, amend
505		-	(12)(a) introductory portion, (12)(a)(II), (12)(a)(III), (12)(b)(I) introductory
506		-	portion, (12)(b)(I)(B), (12)(b)(I)(C), and (12)(b)(I)(D); repeal (12)(b)(II);
507		-	and add (12)(b)(III), (12)(b)(IV), (12)(b)(V), (12)(c), and (12)(d) as
508		-	follows:
509		-	44-10-602. Retail marijuana cultivation facility license - rules -
510		-	definitions. (12) (a) In accordance with the rules promulgated by the state
511		-	licensing authority, a retail marijuana cultivation facility may obtain
512		-	immature plants, marijuana seeds, and marijuana
513		-	genetic material as genetic
514		-	material is defined in rule of the state licensing authority, from:
	506	+	23
	507	+	ANOTHER STATE'S LAW, THE APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW , OR24
	508	+	ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL AGENCIES .25
	509	+	SECTION 8. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-505, amend26
	510	+	(5)(a)(II) as follows:27
	511	+	076
	512	+	-15- 44-10-505. Medical marijuana transporter license - definition.1
	513	+	(5) (a) (II) A medical marijuana delivery permit is valid for one year TWO2
	514	+	YEARS and may be renewed annually upon renewal of the medical3
	515	+	marijuana transporter license.4
	516	+	SECTION 9. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-601, amend5
	517	+	(3)(d), (7)(a), and (13)(a)(II) as follows:6
	518	+	44-10-601. Retail marijuana store license - rules - definitions.7
	519	+	(3) (d) When completing a sale of retail marijuana concentrate, the retail8
	520	+	marijuana store shall provide the customer with PHYSICALLY ATTACH TO9
	521	+	THE CUSTOMER'S RECEIPT OF SALE, PRODUCT CONTAINER , OR EXIT10
	522	+	PACKAGING the tangible educational resource created by the state11
	523	+	licensing authority through rule-making pursuant to section 44-10-202 (8)12
	524	+	regarding the use of medical marijuana concentrate.13
	525	+	(7) (a) A licensed retail marijuana store may only sell retail14
	526	+	marijuana, retail marijuana products, marijuana accessories,15
	527	+	nonconsumable products such as apparel, and marijuana-related products16
	528	+	such as childproof packaging containers, HEMP PRODUCTS, AND FOOD,17
	529	+	INCLUDING FOOD THAT IS NOT INFUSED WITH MARIJUANA OR HEMP18
	530	+	PRODUCTS OR EXTRACTS, but is prohibited from selling or giving away19
	531	+	any consumable product, including but not limited to A LICENSED RETAIL20
	532	+	MARIJUANA STORE SHALL NOT GIVE OR SELL AWAY cigarettes or alcohol.21
	533	+	or edible product that does not contain marijuana, including but not22
	534	+	limited to sodas, candies, or baked goods; except that a retail marijuana23
	535	+	store may sell industrial hemp products. THE LICENSED RETAIL24
	536	+	MARIJUANA STORE SHALL NOT SELL FOOD IN EXCESS OF TWENTY PERCENT25
	537	+	OF THE STORE'S ANNUAL GROSS REVENUES.26
	538	+	(13) (a) (II) A retail marijuana delivery permit is valid for one27
	539	+	076
	540	+	-16- year TWO YEARS and may be renewed annually upon renewal of the retail1
	541	+	marijuana store license or retail marijuana transporter license.2
	542	+	SECTION 10. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-602, amend3
	543	+	(12)(a) introductory portion, (12)(a)(II), (12)(a)(III), (12)(b)(I)4
	544	+	introductory portion, (12)(b)(I)(B), (12)(b)(I)(C), and (12)(b)(I)(D);5
	545	+	repeal (12)(b)(II); and add (12)(b)(III), (12)(b)(IV), (12)(b)(V), (12)(c),6
	546	+	and (12)(d) as follows:7
	547	+	44-10-602. Retail marijuana cultivation facility license - rules8
	548	+	- definitions. (12) (a) In accordance with the rules promulgated by the9
	549	+	state licensing authority, a retail marijuana cultivation facility may obtain10
	550	+	immature plants, marijuana seeds, and marijuana genetic material as11
	551	+	genetic material is defined in rule of the state licensing authority, from:12
515	552		(II) A
516		-	MEDICAL OR retail marijuana testing facility;
517		-	(III) An entity licensed or otherwise approved to operate in anotherPAGE 12-SENATE BILL 24-076 jurisdiction A PERSON LICENSED BY, APPROVED BY, OR PERMITTED BY
518		-	ANOTHER JURISDICTION TO POSSESS OR CULTIVATE PLANTS OF THE GENUS
519		-	CANNABIS
520		-	; or
521		-	(b) (I) The state licensing authority shall promulgate rules allowing
522		-	a regulated marijuana cultivation facility to transfer immature plants,
523		-	marijuana seeds, and marijuana genetic material, as genetic material is
524		-	defined in rule of the state licensing authority, from A RETAIL MARIJUANA
525		-	CULTIVATION FACILITY MAY SELL
526		-	, TRANSFER, OR SHIP GENETIC MATERIAL
527		-	TO
528		-	:
	553	+	MEDICAL OR retail marijuana testing facility;13
	554	+	(III) An entity licensed or otherwise approved to operate in
	555	+	14
	556	+	another jurisdiction A PERSON LICENSED BY, APPROVED BY, OR PERMITTED15
	557	+	BY ANOTHER JURISDICTION TO POSSESS OR CULTIVATE PLANTS OF THE16
	558	+	GENUS CANNABIS; or17
	559	+	(b) (I) The state licensing authority shall promulgate rules18
	560	+	allowing a regulated marijuana cultivation facility to transfer immature19
	561	+	plants, marijuana seeds, and marijuana genetic material, as genetic20
	562	+	material is defined in rule of the state licensing authority, from A RETAIL21
	563	+	MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY MAY SELL , TRANSFER, OR SHIP22
	564	+	GENETIC MATERIAL TO:23
529	565		(B) A
530		-	MEDICAL OR retail marijuana testing facility;
	566	+	MEDICAL OR retail marijuana testing facility;24
531	567		(C) An entity licensed or otherwise approved to operate in another
532		-	jurisdiction A PERSON LICENSED BY, APPROVED BY, OR PERMITTED BY
533		-	ANOTHER JURISDICTION TO POSSESS OR CULTIVATE PLANTS OF THE GENUS
534		-	CANNABIS
535		-	; or
536		-	(D) Any other source PERSON permitted by rule of the state licensing
537		-	authority.
538		-	(II) The rules promulgated under this subsection (12)(b) must
539		-	include inventory tracking, reporting, and record-keeping requirements.
540		-	(III) FOR SALES, TRANSFERS, OR SHIPMENTS TO AN INDIVIDUAL, A
541		-	RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY SHALL ESTABLISH PROCESSES
542		-	AND PROCEDURES TO CONFIRM THAT THE PURCHASING OR RECEIVING
543		-	INDIVIDUAL IS TWENTY
544		-	-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER USING AN AGE
545		-	VERIFICATION PROCESS
546		-	, SUCH AS AUTHENTICATION VERIFICATION ,
547		-	BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION, OR DOCUMENT VERIFICATION.
	568	+	25
	569	+	jurisdiction A PERSON LICENSED BY, APPROVED BY, OR PERMITTED BY26
	570	+	ANOTHER JURISDICTION TO POSSESS OR CULTIVATE PLANTS OF THE GENUS27
	571	+	076
	572	+	-17- CANNABIS; or1
	573	+	(D) Any other source PERSON permitted by rule of the state2
	574	+	licensing authority.3
	575	+	(II) The rules promulgated under this subsection (12)(b) must4
	576	+	include inventory tracking, reporting, and record-keeping requirements.5
	577	+	(III) F
	578	+	OR SALES, TRANSFERS, OR SHIPMENTS TO AN INDIVIDUAL, A
	579	+	6
	580	+	RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY SHALL ESTABLISH PROCESSES7
	581	+	AND PROCEDURES TO CONFIRM THAT THE PURCHASING OR RECEIVING8
	582	+	INDIVIDUAL IS TWENTY-ONE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER USING AN AGE9
	583	+	VERIFICATION PROCESS, SUCH AS AUTHENTICATION VERIFICATION ,10
	584	+	BIOMETRIC VERIFICATION, OR DOCUMENT VERIFICATION.11
548	585		(IV) A
549		-	LICENSED RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY MAY
550		-	ACCEPT PAYMENT ONLINE FOR THE SALE
551		-	, TRANSFER, OR SHIPMENT OF
552		-	GENETIC MATERIAL
553		-	.
	586	+	LICENSED RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY MAY12
	587	+	ACCEPT PAYMENT ONLINE FOR THE SALE , TRANSFER, OR SHIPMENT
	588	+	OF13
	589	+	GENETIC MATERIAL.14
554	590		(V) A
555	591		LICENSED RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY SHALL
556		-	~~NOT TRANSFER GENETIC MATERIAL DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS WHO ARE~~
557		-	~~PRESENT ON THE LICENSED PREMISES~~
558		-	.
	592	+	15
	593	+	NOT TRANSFER GENETIC MATERIAL DIRECTLY TO CONSUMERS WHO ARE16
	594	+	PRESENT ON THE LICENSED PREMISES.17
559	595		(c) T
560		-	HE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY PROMULGATE RULES TO
561		-	PAGE 13-SENATE BILL 24-076 IMPLEMENT THIS SUBSECTION (12) TO SET REQUIREMENTS FOR INVENTORY
562		-	TRACKING
563		-	, REPORTING, AND RECORD KEEPING . IN PROMULGATING THE
564		-	RULES AND CONDUCTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS UNDER THIS SUBSECTION
565		-	(12), THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY :
	596	+	HE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY PROMULGATE RULES TO18
	597	+	IMPLEMENT THIS SUBSECTION (12) TO SET REQUIREMENTS FOR INVENTORY19
	598	+	TRACKING, REPORTING, AND RECORD KEEPING.
	599	+	IN PROMULGATING THE20
	600	+	RULES AND CONDUCTING ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS UNDER THIS SUBSECTION21
	601	+	(12),
	602	+	THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY :
	603	+	22
566	604		(I) R
567	605		EQUIRE INVENTORY TRACKING OF GENETIC MATERIAL ONLY
568		-	~~WHEN THE GENETIC MATERIAL IS~~
569		-	:
	606	+	23
	607	+	WHEN THE GENETIC MATERIAL IS:24
570	608		(A) O
571		-	N THE LICENSED PREMISES OF A MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR
572		-	RETAIL MARIJUANA BUSINESS
573		-	; OR
574		-	(B) BEING TRANSFERRED BETWEEN REGULATED MARIJUANA
575		-	BUSINESSES LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE
576		-	10;
	609	+	N THE LICENSED PREMISES OF
	610	+	A MEDICAL MARIJUANA OR25
	611	+	RETAIL MARIJUANA BUSINESS; OR26
	612	+	(B) B
	613	+	EING TRANSFERRED BETWEEN REGULATED MARIJUANA
	614	+	27
	615	+	076
	616	+	-18- BUSINESSES LICENSED PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 10;1
577	617		(II) O
578		-	NLY CONFIRM THE LICENSEE HAS ESTABLISHED PROCESSES AND
579		-	PROCEDURES TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH SUBSECTION
580		-	(12)(b)(III) OF THIS
581		-	SECTION
582		-	; OR
583		-	(III) MONITOR OR TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH A
584		-	LICENSEE
585		-	'S GENETIC MATERIAL ACTIVITIES THAT OCCUR ONLY ON THE
586		-	LICENSED PREMISES
587		-	.
	618	+	NLY CONFIRM THE LICENSEE HAS ESTABLISHED PROCESSES
	619	+	2
	620	+	AND PROCEDURES TO VERIFY COMPLIANCE WITH SUBSECTION (12)(b)(III)3
	621	+	OF THIS SECTION; OR 4
	622	+	(III) M
	623	+	ONITOR OR TAKE ENFORCEMENT ACTION ASSOCIATED WITH
	624	+	5
	625	+	A LICENSEE'S GENETIC MATERIAL ACTIVITIES THAT OCCUR ONLY ON THE6
	626	+	LICENSED PREMISES.7
588	627		(d) T
589	628		HIS SUBSECTION (12) DOES NOT LIMIT THE APPLICABILITY OF
590		-	ANOTHER STATE
591		-	'S LAW, THE APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW , OR
592		-	ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL AGENCIES
593		-	.
594		-	SECTION 11. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-605, amend
595		-	(5)(a)(II) as follows:
596		-	44-10-605. Retail marijuana transporter license - definition.
597		-	(5) (a) (II) A retail marijuana delivery permit is valid for one year
598		-	TWO
599		-	YEARS
600		-	and may be renewed annually
601		-	upon renewal of the retail marijuana
602		-	transporter license.
603		-	SECTION 12. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-803, amend (2)
604		-	as follows:
605		-	44-10-803. Fees. (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1) of this
606		-	section,
607		-	THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL NOT SET the INITIAL
608		-	application fee for a retail marijuana business is
609		-	TO EXCEED five thousand
610		-	PAGE 14-SENATE BILL 24-076 dollars. THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL SET THE APPLICATION FEE
611		-	FOR A RETAIL MARIJUANA BUSINESS TO OFFSET THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT
612		-	COSTS OF REGULATING RETAIL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES
613		-	. The state licensing
614		-	authority shall transfer two thousand five hundred dollars HALF of the fee
615		-	to the marijuana cash fund and remit two thousand five hundred dollars
616		-	HALF OF THE FEE to the local jurisdiction in which WHERE the license is
617		-	proposed to be issued. If the state licensing authority is considering raising
618		-	the five-thousand-dollar application fee, it shall confer with each local
619		-	jurisdiction in which a license pursuant to this article 10 is issued prior to
620		-	raising the application fee. If the STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY CHANGES
621		-	THE
622		-	application fee amount, is changed, it
623		-	THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY
624		-	SHALL CONFER WITH THE LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND THE FEE
625		-	must be split
626		-	evenly between the marijuana cash fund and the local jurisdiction in whichthe WHERE A license is proposed to be issued.
627		-	(b) T
628		-	HE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY ANNUALLY ADJUST FOR
629		-	INFLATION OR DEFLATION THE LIMIT
630		-	, ESTABLISHED IN SUBSECTION (2)(a) OF
631		-	THIS SECTION
632		-	, ON THE APPLICATION FEE FOR A RETAIL MARIJUANA BUSINESS.
633		-	T
634		-	HE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY ROUND THE ADJUSTED AMOUNT
635		-	UPWARD OR DOWNWARD TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR
636		-	. INFLATION OR
637		-	DEFLATION IS MEASURED BY THE ANNUAL PERCENTAGE CHANGE IN THE
638		-	UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 'S BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
639		-	CONSUMER PRICE INDEX
640		-	, OR A SUCCESSOR INDEX , FOR
641		-	DENVER-AURORA-LAKEWOOD FOR ALL ITEMS PAID BY URBAN CONSUMERS .
642		-	SECTION 13. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-28.8-302, amend
643		-	(1)(a)(I); and add (1)(c) as follows:
644		-	39-28.8-302. Retail marijuana - excise tax levied at first transfer
645		-	from retail marijuana cultivation facility - tax rate. (1) (a) (I) Except as
646		-	otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b)
647		-	SUBSECTION (1)(b) OR (1)(c) of this
648		-	section, there is levied and shall be collected, in addition to the sales tax
649		-	imposed pursuant to part 1 of article 26 of this title 39 and part 2 of this
650		-	article 28.8, a tax on the first sale or transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana
651		-	by a retail marijuana cultivation facility, at a rate of fifteen percent of the
652		-	average market rate of the unprocessed retail marijuana if the transaction is
653		-	between affiliated retail marijuana business licensees. Except as otherwise
654		-	provided in subsection (1)(b)
655		-	SUBSECTION (1)(b) OR (1)(c) of this section,
656		-	there is levied and shall be collected, in addition to the sales tax imposed
657		-	pursuant to part 1 of article 26 of this title 39 and part 2 of this article 28.8,
658		-	PAGE 15-SENATE BILL 24-076 a tax on the first sale or transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana by a retail
659		-	marijuana cultivation facility, at a rate of fifteen percent of the contract
660		-	price for unprocessed retail marijuana if the transaction is between
661		-	unaffiliated retail marijuana business licensees. Retail marijuana excise tax
662		-	shall also be calculated as fifteen percent of the contract price when the first
663		-	transfer of retail marijuana that has been harvested for sale at a retail
664		-	marijuana store or extraction by a retail marijuana product manufacturing
665		-	facility is between unaffiliated retail marijuana cultivation facilities. The tax
666		-	shall be imposed at the time when the retail marijuana cultivation facility
667		-	first sells or transfers unprocessed retail marijuana from the retail marijuana
668		-	cultivation facility to a retail marijuana product manufacturing facility or a
669		-	retail marijuana store.
	629	+	8
	630	+	ANOTHER STATE'S LAW, THE APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW , OR9
	631	+	ENFORCEMENT BY FEDERAL AGENCIES .10
	632	+	SECTION 11. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-605, amend11
	633	+	(5)(a)(II) as follows:12
	634	+	44-10-605. Retail marijuana transporter license - definition.13
	635	+	(5) (a) (II) A retail marijuana delivery permit is valid for one year TWO14
	636	+	YEARS and may be renewed annually upon renewal of the retail marijuana15
	637	+	transporter license.16
	638	+	SECTION 12. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 44-10-803, amend17
	639	+	(2) as follows:18
	640	+	44-10-803. Fees. (2) (a) Except as provided in subsection (1) of19
	641	+	this section, THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL NOT SET the INITIAL20
	642	+	application fee for a retail marijuana business is TO EXCEED five thousand21
	643	+	dollars. THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL SET THE APPLICATION22
	644	+	FEE FOR A RETAIL MARIJUANA BUSINESS TO OFFSET THE DIRECT AND23
	645	+	INDIRECT COSTS OF REGULATING RETAIL MARIJUANA BUSINESSES. The24
	646	+	state licensing authority shall transfer two thousand five hundred dollars25
	647	+	HALF of the fee to the marijuana cash fund and remit two thousand five26
	648	+	hundred dollars HALF OF THE FEE to the local jurisdiction in which WHERE27
	649	+	076
	650	+	-19- the license is proposed to be issued. If the state licensing authority is1
	651	+	considering raising the five-thousand-dollar application fee, it shall confer2
	652	+	with each local jurisdiction in which a license pursuant to this article 103
	653	+	is issued prior to raising the application fee. If the STATE LICENSING4
	654	+	AUTHORITY CHANGES THE application fee amount, is changed, it THE5
	655	+	STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL CONFER WITH THE LOCAL6
	656	+	JURISDICTIONS AND THE FEE must be split evenly between the marijuana7
	657	+	cash fund and the local jurisdiction in which the WHERE A license is8
	658	+	proposed to be issued.9
	659	+	(b) THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY ANNUALLY ADJUST FOR10
	660	+	INFLATION OR DEFLATION THE LIMIT, ESTABLISHED IN SUBSECTION (2)(a)11
	661	+	OF THIS SECTION, ON THE APPLICATION FEE FOR A RETAIL MARIJUANA12
	662	+	BUSINESS. THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY MAY ROUND THE ADJUSTED13
	663	+	AMOUNT UPWARD OR DOWNWARD TO THE NEAREST DOLLAR. INFLATION14
	664	+	OR DEFLATION IS MEASURED BY THE ANNUAL PERCENTAGE CH ANGE IN THE15
	665	+	UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF LABOR'S BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS16
	666	+	CONSUMER PRICE INDEX , OR A SUCCESSOR INDEX , FOR17
	667	+	DENVER-AURORA-LAKEWOOD FOR ALL ITEMS PAID BY URBAN18
	668	+	CONSUMERS.19
	669	+	20
	670	+	SECTION 13. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-28.8-302,21
	671	+	amend (1)(a)(I); and add (1)(c) as follows:22
	672	+	39-28.8-302. Retail marijuana - excise tax levied at first23
	673	+	transfer from retail marijuana cultivation facility - tax rate.24
	674	+	(1) (a) (I) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b) SUBSECTION25
	675	+	(1)(b)
	676	+	OR (1)(c) of this section, there is levied and shall be collected, in26
	677	+	addition to the sales tax imposed pursuant to part 1 of article 26 of this27
	678	+	076
	679	+	-20- title 39 and part 2 of this article 28.8, a tax on the first sale or transfer of1
	680	+	unprocessed retail marijuana by a retail marijuana cultivation facility, at2
	681	+	a rate of fifteen percent of the average market rate of the unprocessed3
	682	+	retail marijuana if the transaction is between affiliated retail marijuana4
	683	+	business licensees. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (1)(b)5
	684	+	SUBSECTION (1)(b) OR (1)(c) of this section, there is levied and shall be6
	685	+	collected, in addition to the sales tax imposed pursuant to part 1 of article7
	686	+	26 of this title 39 and part 2 of this article 28.8, a tax on the first sale or8
	687	+	transfer of unprocessed retail marijuana by a retail marijuana cultivation9
	688	+	facility, at a rate of fifteen percent of the contract price for unprocessed10
	689	+	retail marijuana if the transaction is between unaffiliated retail marijuana11
	690	+	business licensees. Retail marijuana excise tax shall also be calculated as12
	691	+	fifteen percent of the contract price when the first transfer of retail13
	692	+	marijuana that has been harvested for sale at a retail marijuana store or14
	693	+	extraction by a retail marijuana product manufacturing facility is between15
	694	+	unaffiliated retail marijuana cultivation facilities. The tax shall be16
	695	+	imposed at the time when the retail marijuana cultivation facility first17
	696	+	sells or transfers unprocessed retail marijuana from the retail marijuana18
	697	+	cultivation facility to a retail marijuana product manufacturing facility or19
	698	+	a retail marijuana store.20
670	699		(c) T
671		-	HE TRANSFER OF UNPROCESSED RETAIL MARIJUANA
672		-	EXCLUSIVELY FOR MICROBIAL CONTROL IS DEEMED TO NOT BE THE FIRST
673		-	TRANSFER OF UNPROCESSED RETAIL MARIJUANA FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS
674		-	SECTION
675		-	.
676		-	SECTION 14. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-30-103, amend (8)
677		-	as follows:
678		-	39-30-103. Zones established - review - termination.
679		-	(8) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, for tax years
680		-	commencing on or after January 1, 2014, only a taxpayer that is engaged in
681		-	a business that is legal under both state and federal law is eligible to claim
682		-	a credit pursuant to the provisions of
683		-	this article ARTICLE 30, EXCEPT AS
684		-	PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION
685		-	(8)(b) OF THIS SECTION.
686		-	(b) F
687		-	OR TAX YEARS COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2025,
688		-	A BUSINESS THAT HOLDS A VALID LICENSE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 10 OF
689		-	TITLE
690		-	44 IS ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM A CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 30.
691		-	SECTION 15. Act subject to petition - effective date -
692		-	applicability. (1) This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following
693		-	the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the
694		-	general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant to
695		-	section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an item,
696		-	section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item, section, or
697		-	part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the general
698		-	election to be held in November 2024 and, in such case, will take effect on
699		-	PAGE 16-SENATE BILL 24-076 the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the governor.
700		-	(2) This act applies to acts committed on or after the applicable
701		-	effective date of this act.
702		-	____________________________ ____________________________
703		-	Steve Fenberg Julie McCluskie
704		-	PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
705		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
706		-	____________________________ ____________________________
707		-	Cindi L. Markwell Robin Jones
708		-	SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
709		-	THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES
710		-	APPROVED________________________________________
711		-	(Date and Time)
712		-	_________________________________________
713		-	Jared S. Polis
714		-	GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF COLORADO
715		-	PAGE 17-SENATE BILL 24-076
	700	+	HE TRANSFER OF UNPROCESSED RETAIL MARIJUANA21
	701	+	EXCLUSIVELY FOR MICROBIAL CONTROL IS DEEMED TO NOT BE THE FIRST22
	702	+	TRANSFER OF UNPROCESSED RETAIL MARIJUANA FOR THE PURPOSES OF23
	703	+	THIS SECTION.24
	704	+	SECTION 14. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 39-30-103, amend25
	705	+	(8) as follows:26
	706	+	39-30-103. Zones established - review - termination.27
	707	+	076
	708	+	-21- (8) (a) Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, for tax years1
	709	+	commencing on or after January 1, 2014, only a taxpayer that is engaged2
	710	+	in a business that is legal under both state and federal law is eligible to3
	711	+	claim a credit pursuant to the provisions of this article ARTICLE 30,4
	712	+	EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (8)(b) OF THIS SECTION.5
	713	+	(b) FOR TAX YEARS COMMENCING ON OR AFTER JANUARY 1, 2025,6
	714	+	A BUSINESS THAT HOLDS A VALID LICENSE PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 10 OF7
	715	+	TITLE 44 IS ELIGIBLE TO CLAIM A CREDIT PURSUANT TO THIS ARTICLE 30.8
	716	+	SECTION 15. Act subject to petition - effective date -9
	717	+	applicability. (1) This act takes effect at 12:01 a.m. on the day following10
	718	+	the expiration of the ninety-day period after final adjournment of the11
	719	+	general assembly; except that, if a referendum petition is filed pursuant12
	720	+	to section 1 (3) of article V of the state constitution against this act or an13
	721	+	item, section, or part of this act within such period, then the act, item,14
	722	+	section, or part will not take effect unless approved by the people at the15
	723	+	general election to be held in November 2024 and, in such case, will take16
	724	+	effect on the date of the official declaration of the vote thereon by the17
	725	+	governor.18
	726	+	(2) This act applies to acts committed on or after the applicable19
	727	+	effective date of this act.20
	728	+	076
	729	+	-22-