SF 73: Relating to marijuana, including the manufacture, delivery, and possession of marijuana and the licensure of retail marijuana, providing fees, including excise taxes, establishing funds, and including penalties

What it does

DIVISION I —— CRIMINAL PENALTIES.F. (uniform controlled substances Act), and transferring certain criminal provisions from Code chapter 124 to new Code chapter 124F. MANUFACTURE, DELIVERY, OR POSSESSION WITH INTENT TO DELIVER MARIJUANA.2(1)(a) and the controlled substance involves more than kilograms of marijuana. Currently, such a person commits a class “B” felony punishable by confinement of no more than years if the controlled substance involves more than 1,000 kilograms of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of marijuana, or a class “B” felony punishable by confinement of no more than years if the controlled substance involves more than 100 kilograms of marijuana but not more than 1,000 kilograms.

Senate subcommittee · named January 18, 2023

• Sen. Jason Schultz (R) · jason.schultz@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Dan Dawson (R) · dan.dawson@legis.iowa.gov
• Sen. Janet Petersen (D) · janet.petersen@legis.iowa.gov

Lobbying · 2 for, 1 against

For: City of Des Moines; Iowa State Bar Association

Against: Iowa Baptists For Biblical Values

In plain words

1. January 12, 2023Filed in the Senate and sent to the Judiciary committee
2. January 18, 2023Senate subcommittee named: Schultz, Dawson and Petersen