OFFICE OF FISCAL ANALYSIS
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sHB-6697
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSUMER
PROTECTION'S RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING CANNABIS
REGULATION.
Primary Analyst: ME 3/27/23
Contributing Analyst(s): RP
Reviewer: RP
OFA Fiscal Note
State Impact:
Agency Affected Fund-Effect FY 24 $ FY 25 $
Resources of the General Fund GF - Potential
Revenue Gain
See Below See Below
Note: GF=General Fund
Municipal Impact: None
Explanation
The bill makes various changes concerning cannabis regulation
resulting in the potential revenue gain described below.
Section 6 establishes a cannabis testing laboratory provisional license
for $500 and a cannabis testing laboratory license for $1,000 resulting in
a potential revenue gain to the state to the extent licenses are applied
for.
Section 23 requires the Department of Emergency Services and
Public Protection (DESPP) to conduct cannabis training for local law
enforcement resulting in no fiscal impact because DESPP has the
expertise to meet the requirements of the bill.
The bill also makes various clarifying, technical, and minor changes
to cannabis statutes which are not anticipated to result in a fiscal impact
to the state or municipalities.
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The annualized ongoing fiscal impact identified above would
continue into the future subject to the number of licenses applied for and
inflation.