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HJR 2006Did not pass · February 10, 2022

Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to cannabis

Topics:Alcohol, cannabis & gamingPublic safety & emergencies

Same legislation: SJR 2003

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Also covers SJR 2003.

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Where it is now

  1. Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2022
  2. Stopped: Approved in committeeDid not pass
  3. Next: Passes the House
  4. Next: Passes the Senate
  5. Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
  6. Next: Voters decideOn the next general election ballot

Did not pass It didn’t pass both chambers before the General Assembly ended. What’s a funnel?

What’s in it

This joint resolution proposes an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to cannabis. The joint resolution makes the possession, growth, cultivation, processing, manufacture, preparation, packaging, transferal, consumption, and retail sale and purchase of cannabis, or products created from or including cannabis, by persons years of age or older, lawful and subject to regulation by the alcoholic beverages division. The joint resolution prohibits the possession, growth, cultivation, processing, manufacture, preparation, packaging, transferal, consumption, and retail sale and purchase of cannabis, or products created from or including cannabis, by persons under years of age.

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, the seeds thereof, and all derivatives thereof. The joint resolution does not apply to cannabis purchased for medical use pursuant to the recommendation of a medical professional as provided for by law. The receipts from retail purchases of cannabis, other than cannabis purchased for medical use pursuant to the recommendation of a medical professional as provided for by law, are subject to a tax to be determined by law not to exceed percent, revenue from which shall be credited to the general fund of the state. 2006 be apportioned to the municipality overseeing the location generating the receipt or, in the case of an unincorporated area, to the county overseeing that location. The general assembly shall provide by law for the implementation of the joint resolution. The joint resolution, if adopted, would be published and then referred to the next general assembly (90th) for adoption, before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.

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89th General Assembly

SJR 2003Cleared committeeSenate companionHJR 2006Cleared committeeHouse companion

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SJR 6Cleared committee90th GA

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