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

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. , 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. 2003 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.