Missouri 2025 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB593 Comm Sub / Analysis

Filed 01/16/2025

                    HB593--INTOXICATINGCANNABINOIDCONTROLACT
SPONSOR: Perkins
Thisbillestablishesthe"IntoxicatingCannabinoidControlAct".
Thebilldefines"CBD","Cannabinoid", "Department","Hemp",
"Intoxicatingcannabinoid","Intoxicatingcannabinoidproduct",and
"Marijuana",aspertainingtotheAct.
Thebillspecifiesthathemp,industrialhemp,andhemp-derived
productsthatdonotcontainintoxicatingcannabinoidswillnotbe
consideredmarijuanaandmustnotbesubjecttothelegalframework
containedintheMissouriConstitution.
Thisbillspecifiesthatanyintoxicatingcannabinoid,inanyform
andfromanysource,issubjecttotheregulationspromulgatedby
theDepartmentofHealthandSeniorServicesunderArticleXIVof
theConstitutionandtreatedasmarijuanaundersuchregulations
andsoldonlyatdispensarieslicensedbytheDepartment.
Nopersonorentity,asidefromacomprehensivemarijuana
dispensaryfacility,medicalmarijuanadispensaryfacility,or
microbusinessdispensaryfacilitylicensedundertheprovisionsof
theConstitution,willconductbusinessorcarryon,underaname
thatcontainsaspartofthenametheword"dispensary"orany
similarword.
ThisbillissimilartoHCSHB1781andSB984(2024).