Two days of Senate hearings on a medical cannabis legalization bill in Kansas have resulted in the debate being tabled in the final weeks of the state’s legislative session, according to a local KCUR report.
The Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee tabled debate on Senate Bill 135, which aims to regulate the cultivation, processing, distribution, sale and use of cannabis for medical purposes.
The legislation would have implemented a medical cannabis program in 2025, KCUR reported, but the committee’s decision means that S.B. 135 is unlikely to advance before lawmakers adjourn in early April.
The bill, introduced by Sen. Jeff Longbine, R-Emporia, instructs the Department of Health and Environment, Board of Healing Arts, Department of Revenue’s Alcohol and Beverage Control (which would be renamed Alcohol and Cannabis Control), and the Board of Pharmacy to oversee the medical cannabis program, according to KCUR.
The proposal also outlines a $20,000 fee for cultivation, processing, distribution and retail licenses, the news outlet reported, and growers would also be charged $20 per plant.
S.B. 135 would set a 35% THC limit on plant materials, a 60% limit for oils and concentrates, a 3.5-gram limit for edibles and a 10-milligram limit for patches, according to KCUR. Smoking and vaporizing cannabis would be prohibited.
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