Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB05595 Compare Versions

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3	3	LCO No. 877 1 of 3
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5	5	General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 5595
6	6	January Session, 2019
7	7	LCO No. 877
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10	10	Referred to Committee on FINANCE, REVENUE AND
11	11	BONDING
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14	14	Introduced by:
15	15	REP. HALL, 7
16	16	th Dist.
17	17	REP. ARNONE, 58
18	18	th Dist.
19	19	REP. CANDELARIA, 95
20	20	th Dist.
21	21	REP. CURREY, 11
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23	23	REP. D'AGOSTINO, 91
24	24	st Dist.
25	25	REP. DILLON, 92
26	26	nd Dist.
27	27	REP. DOUCETTE, 13
28	28	th Dist.
29	29	REP. ELLIOTT, 88
30	30	th Dist.
31	31	REP. GILCHREST, 18
32	32	th Dist.
33	33	REP. GODFREY, 110
34	34	th Dist.
35	35	REP. GONZALEZ, 3
36	36	rd Dist.
37	37	REP. GUCKER, 138
38	38	th Dist.
39	39	REP. HADDAD, 54
40	40	th Dist.
41	41	REP. HENNESSY, 127
42	42	th Dist.
43	43	REP. HUGHES, 135
44	44	th Dist.
45	45	REP. JOHNSON, 49
46	46	th Dist.
47	47	REP. LEMAR, 96
48	48	th Dist.
49	49	REP. LOPES, 24
50	50	th Dist.
51	51	REP. LUXENBERG, 12
52	52	th Dist.
53	53	REP. MCGEE, 5
54	54	th Dist.
55	55	REP. MESKERS, 150
56	56	th Dist.
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58	58	REP. MICHEL, 146
59	59	th Dist.
60	60	REP. MORIN, 28
61	61	th Dist.
62	62	REP. PALM, 36
63	63	th Dist.
64	64	REP. PHIPPS, 100
65	65	th Dist.
66	66	REP. PORTER, 94
67	67	th Dist.
68	68	REP. RILEY, 46
69	69	th Dist.
70	70	REP. RITTER M., 1
71	71	st Dist.
72	72	REP. ROCHELLE, 104
73	73	th Dist.
74	74	REP. ROJAS, 9
75	75	th Dist.
76	76	REP. ROSARIO, 128
77	77	th Dist.
78	78	REP. ROSE, 118
79	79	th Dist.
80	80	REP. SANTIAGO H., 84
81	81	th Dist.
82	82	REP. SANTIAGO E., 130
83	83	th Dist.
84	84	REP. STAFSTROM, 129
85	85	th Dist.
86	86	REP. TERCYAK, 26
87	87	th Dist.
88	88	REP. TURCO, 27
89	89	th Dist.
90	90	REP. VARGAS, 6
91	91	th Dist.
92	92	REP. WALKER, 93
93	93	rd Dist.
94	94	REP. WILSON PHEANIOUS, 53
95	95	rd Dist.
96	96	REP. WINKLER, 56
97	97	th Dist.
98	98	REP. YOUNG, 120
99	99	th Dist.
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104	104	AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND REGULATING THE RETAIL SALE OF
105	105	MARIJUANA.
106	106	Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
107	107	Assembly convened:
108	108	Proposed Bill No. 5595
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111	111	LCO No. 877 2 of 3
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113	113	That the general statutes be amended to: (1) Permit the retail sale of 1
114	114	marijuana to adults twenty-one years of age or older; (2) provide that a 2
115	115	certain percentage of revenue generated from taxation on such sale be 3
116	116	allocated toward (A) providing drug awareness education, substance 4
117	117	abuse treatment and efforts to curb abuse of opiates and other harmful 5
118	118	substances, (B) ensuring the marijuana is tested for illicit substances 6
119	119	and potency, (C) studying the impact of marijuana legalization and 7
120	120	consumption, (D) funding the placement of drug-prevention officers in 8
121	121	schools, and (E) creating a public outreach campaign to prevent 9
122	122	distracted driving and driving under the influence of marijuana; (3) 10
123	123	require the Department of Consumer Protection to provide oversight 11
124	124	and regulations of the retail sale and use of marijuana, unless there is a 12
125	125	specific provision for another agency to adopt certain regulations; (4) 13
126	126	require all marijuana of a certain potency be labeled as such and that 14
127	127	such marijuana be packaged in a child-safe manner; (5) provide that 15
128	128	licensed dispensaries, as defined in section 21a-408 of the general 16
129	129	statutes, have initial access to recreational licensing and that the 17
130	130	Department of Consumer Protection shall develop guidelines for 18
131	131	issuing new recreational licenses to unlicensed dispensaries; (6) require 19
132	132	roadside testing of impaired drivers and if a driver is found driving 20
133	133	with at least five nanograms of tetrahydrocannabinol per milliliter in 21
134	134	his or her blood or to have consumed marijuana in the previous two 22
135	135	hours, under the influence laws shall apply; (7) provide for separate 23
136	136	statutory schemes for palliative and recreational use of marijuana; (8) 24
137	137	allow the growth of not more than six marijuana plants for personal 25
138	138	use; (9) ensure that marijuana for palliative use is not subjected to a 26
139	139	retail sales or excise sales tax; (10) require that consumers transport 27
140	140	marijuana in a sealed container; (11) prohibit the public consumption 28
141	141	of recreational marijuana; (12) prohibit any type of marketing and 29
142	142	advertising of the sale of recreational marijuana; (13) require that 30
143	143	twenty-five per cent of licenses issued by the Department of Consumer 31
144	144	Protection for growers, processors, wholesalers and retailers of 32
145	145	recreational marijuana are located in enterprise zones; (14) allow 33
146	146	retailers to deliver directly to the consumer; and (15) expunge 34
147	147	marijuana possession offenses from anyone convicted for marijuana 35 Proposed Bill No. 5595
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150	150	LCO No. 877 3 of 3
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152	152	possession. 36
153	153	Statement of Purpose:
154	154	To authorize and regulate the sale and adult use of marijuana in this
155	155	state.