Bill Summary – FastDemocracy

FIRST REGULAR SESSION
                        HOUSE BILL NO. 1282
                               103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY


                                INTRODUCED BY REPRESENTATIVE PLANK.

     2685H.01I                                                                    JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk


                                                AN ACT
     To amend chapter 195, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to marijuana
           facilities.


     Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:

            Section A. Chapter 195, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
 2   known as section 195.778, to read as follows:
            195.778. 1. For purposes of this section, the following terms mean:
 2          (1) "Applicant", an applicant for a license;
 3          (2) "License", a comprehensive marijuana cultivation facility license,
 4   comprehensive marijuana dispensary facility license, or comprehensive marijuana-
 5   infused products manufacturing facility license, as described in Article XIV, Section 2 of
 6   the Constitution of Missouri;
 7          (3) "Minimum standards", the minimum standards required to receive a license
 8   that are consistent with the provisions of Article XIV, Section 2 of the Constitution of
 9   Missouri.
10          2. Due to the demand for marijuana in this state and consistent with its
11   obligation to lift or ease any limit on the number of licenses in order to meet such
12   demand as described in Article XIV, Section 2, Subsection 4, Subdivision (2) of the
13   Constitution of Missouri, the department of health and senior services shall issue a
14   license to any applicant who meets minimum standards for the license for which the
15   applicant applies.
16          3. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection 2 of this section to the contrary,
17   the department of health and senior services may deny a license to an applicant who

     EXPLANATION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
     intended to be omitted from the law. Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.
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18   meets minimum standards for the license for which the applicant applies in order to
19   comply with the ten percent cap for ownership of licenses established in Article XIV,
20   Section 2, Subsection 4, Subdivisions (9), (10), and (11) of the Constitution of Missouri.
21           4. The general assembly hereby abrogates any limits on the number of licenses
22   established in regulations.
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Statutes affected: 
Introduced (2685H.01): 195.778