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Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to cannabis
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedJanuary 31, 2023
- Stopped: Approved in committeeDid not pass
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Passes again next General AssemblyThe same wording, after an election
- 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.
Read the full explanation
, 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. 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 (91st) for adoption, before being submitted to the electorate for ratification.
Senate subcommittee
Named January 31, 2023. It hasn’t reported yet.
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Lobbying
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Tried before
This idea has been filed in an earlier General Assembly. None got through a chamber.
- HJR 2006 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to cannabis89th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
- SJR 2003 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to cannabis89th General Assembly · In committee · same titleCleared committee
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