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Second Regular Session Seventy-third General Assembly STATE OF COLORADO ENGROSSED This Version Includes All Amendments Adopted on Second Reading in the House of Introduction LLS NO.
SB205_H_PBH.001 HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE REPORT _______________________________ May 10, 2022 Chair of Committee Date Committee on Public & Behavioral Health & Human Services.
22-0901.02 Jery Payne x2157 SENATE BILL 22-205 SENATE SPONSORSHIP Fenberg and Holbert, HOUSE SPONSORSHIP Valdez A., Senate Committees House Committees Business, Labor, & Technology Finance Appropriations A BILL FOR AN ACT C ONCERNING THE REGULATION OF CANNABIS -RELATED PRODUCTS THAT MAY POTENTIALLY CAUSE A PERSON TO BECOME INTOXICATED WHEN USED .
After consideration on the merits, the Committee recommends the following:
Bill Summary (Note:
SB22-205 be amended as follows, and as so amended, be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with favorable recommendation:
This summary applies to this bill as introduced and does notreflectanyamendmentsthatmaybesubsequentlyadopted.Ifthisbill passes third reading in the house of introduction, a bill summary that applies to the reengrossed version of this bill will be available at http://leg.colorado.gov.) Section 2 of the bill prohibits:
Amend reengrossed bill page 6, strike lines 11 and 12 and substitute:
! The manufacture, sale, offering for sale, storage, or delivery of an adult use cannabis product that is not g manufactured by a person licensed under the "Colorado d e 2 Marijuana Code" (license holder);
"(ooo) V IOLATES THIS SECTION AS IT APPLIES TO HE,".
T R 0 A n , Shading denotes HOUSE amendment.
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E d y Capital letters or bold & italic numbers indicate new material to be added to existing statute.
Dashes through the words indicate deletions from existing statute.
e A ! The manufacture, sale, offering for sale, storage, or deliveryof a product containing industrial hemp that is for human consumption and that is not food, a cosmetic, a dietary supplement, a food additive, an herb, or an over-the-counter drug that contains industrial hemp;
and ! The manufacture, sale, offering for sale, storage, or delivery of an industrial hemp product that was not manufacturedbyaregisteredwholesalefoodmanufacturer.
Section 3 imposes a civil penalty of up to $10,000 for:
! Manufacturing, selling, offering for sale, storing, or delivering an adult use cannabis product that is not manufactured by a license holder;
and ! Violating a permit requirement for industrial hemp products established by rule.
Thesepenaltiesarecreditedtothethewholesalefoodmanufacturingand storage protection cash fund.
Section 4 prohibits a political subdivision of Colorado from promulgating or enforcing additional duties for or standards for food safety applicable to premises or places where industrial hemp products are held for distribution, produced, manufactured, packed, processed, prepared, treated, packaged, or transported.
Current law authorizes the department of public health and environment(department)torequirepermitsformanufacturingfoodthat maybecontaminatedsothatitisinjurioustohealth.Thedepartmentmay establish standards for the permits and manufacturing.
Section 5:
! Adds dietary supplements, food additives, cosmetics, and industrial hemp products to this provision;
! Adds that an ingredient that is injurious to health also authorizes the department to require a permit.
Section 6 requires a political subdivision of Colorado to get department approval to performfood safetyinspections at facilities used tostore,manufacture,produce,pack,process,treat,package,ortransport industrial hemp products.
Current law declares industrial hemp products not adulterated unless the product violates certain provisions.
Section 7 adds that an industrial hemp product is deemed adulterated if the product is an adult usecannabisproductandisnotmanufacturedbyalicenseholder.Section authorizes a wholesale food manufacturing facility to sell, produce, or possess products containing artificially derived cannabinoids only if:
! The facility is registered;
! The product is an industrial hemp product;
! The product is not intoxicating;
and ! Priortodistributionandsale,themanufacturingfacilityhas provided the marijuana enforcement division (division) samples and information concerning the product.
-2- 205 Section 9 authorizes the division to promulgate rules, with the technical assistance of the department, to define the amount of one or moretetrahydrocannabinolsthatresultsinthedesignationofaproductas an adult use cannabis product.
Section 9 also requires the division to promulgate rules to regulate the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of adult use cannabis products as retail marijuana products.
Section10prohibitsaretailmarijuanastorefromofferingforsale or accepting an adult use cannabis product that was not properly designated as and transferred to itbyalicensedretailmarijuana products manufacturer or accelerator manufacturer.
Section 11 prohibits a retail marijuana manufacturer from transferring an adult use cannabis product unless the person holds the appropriate license under the "Colorado Marijuana Code".
Section 12 makes it a deceptive trade practice to violate the provisionsofthebillthatapplytohemp,cannabis,oranythingmadefrom hemp or cannabis.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION1.
InColoradoRevisedStatutes,25-5-426,add(4)(e) as follows:
25-5-426.
Wholesale food manufacturing and storage - definitions - legislative declaration - fees - cash fund - rules - repeal.
(4) (e) IN ADDITION TO ANY POWERS LISTED IN THIS SECTION ,THE DEPARTMENT MAY PROMULGATE RULES TO PROHIBIT ,WITHIN FINAL PRODUCT MADE AVAILABLE FOR SALE , THE CHEMICAL MODIFICATION , CONVERSION , OR SYNTHETIC DERIVATION OF INTOXICATING TETRAHYDROCANNABINOLISOMERS ,INCLUDINGDELTA -8,DELTA-9,AND DELTA -10,OR OTHER INTOXICATING TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL ISOMERS THAT ORIGINATE FROM INDUSTRIAL HEMP OR MAY BE SYNTHETICALLY DERIVED .
SECTION 2.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, add 44-10-206 as follows:
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44-10-206.
Task force - creation - report - repeal.
(1) T -3- 205 STATE LICENSING AUTHORITY SHALL CREATE A TASK FORCE TO STUDY INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCTS AND MAKE LEGISLATIVE AND RULE RECOMMENDATIONS .
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SHALL CONVENE THE TASK FORCE BY SEPTEMBER 1, 2022.
HE TASK FORCE CONSISTS OF THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTATIVES :
(a) O NE REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REPRESENT THE STATE LICENSING AUTHORIT;
(b) O NE REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT;
(c) OEREPRESENTATIVEAPPOINTEDBYTHEATTORNEYGENERAL ;
(d) ONE REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE ;
(e) O NE REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WHO IS AN ATTORNEY WITH EXPERTISE IN THE REGULATION OF MARIJUANA ;
(f) F OUR REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REPRESENT PERSONS LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTIC10 AS A MEDICAL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILITY ,MEDICAL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS MANUFACTURER ,RETAIL MARIJUANA CULTIVATION FACILIT, OR RETAIL MARIJUANA PRODUCTS MANUFACTURER ;
(g) O NE REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOROFTHEDEPARTMENTOFPUBLICHEALTHANDENVIRONMENT IN CONSULTATION WITH THE COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE ,WHO IS AN ATTORNEY WITH EXPERTISE IN THE REGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL HE;P (h) O NE REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOROFTHEDEPARTMENTOFPUBLICHEALTHANDENVIRONMENT IN CONSULTATIONWITHTHECOMMISSIONEROFAGRICULTURE TOREPRESENT -4- 205 HEMP REFINERS;
(i) OEREPRESENTATIVEAPPOINTEDBYTHEEXECUTIVEDIRECTOR TO REPRESENT A CONSUMER NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION;
(j) OEREPRESENTATIVEAPPOINTEDBYTHEEXECUTIVEDIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT ,IN CONSULTATIONWITHTHECOMMISSIONEROFAGRICULTURE TOREPRESENT FULL SPECTRUM INDUSTRIAL HEMP PRODUCERS;
(k) O NE REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REPRESENT MEDICAL PATIENT;
(l) TWO REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOROFTHEDEPARTMENTOFPUBLICHEALTHANDENVIRONMENT IN CONSULTATIONWITHTHECOMMISSIONEROFAGRICULTURE TOREPRESENT PERSONS WHO SELL HEMP AT RETAI;
(m) T WO REPRESENTATIVES APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO REPRESENT PERSONS LICENSED UNDER THIS ARTIC10 AS A MEDICAL MARIJUANA STORE OR AS A RETAIL MARIJUANA STOR;
(n) O NE REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOROFTHEDEPARTMENTOFPUBLICHEALTHANDENVIRONMENT IN CONSULTATIONWITHTHECOMMISSIONEROFAGRICULTURE TOREPRESENT TESTING LABS;AND (o) O NE REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORTOREPRESENTACOUNTYORDISTRICTPUBLICHEALTHAGENCY ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION25-1-506.
(2)(a) TETASKFORCESHALLSUBMITAREPORTTOTHEGENERAL ASSEMBLYBY JANUARY 1,2023.THEREPORTMUST CONTAINANYOFTHE TASK FORCE 'S LEGISLATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF INDUSTRIAL HEMP AND AN ANALYSIS OF THE -5- 205 EFFECTIVENESS OF EACH RECOMMENDATION .
(b) ASAPARTOFTHEREPORT ,THETASKFORCESHALLMAKERULE RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE REGULATION OF INTOXICATING HEMP PRODUCTS .
(c) THIS SECTION IS REPEAL,EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2023.
SECTION 3.
In Colorado Revised Statutes, 6-1-105, add (1)(ooo) as follows:
6-1-105.
Unfair or deceptive trade practices.
(1) A person engages in a deceptive trade practice when, in the course of the person's business, vocation, or occupation, the person:
(ooo) VIOLATES ANY PROVISION OFPART4 OFARTICLE 5OFTITLE 25 OR OF ARTICLE 10 OF TITLE 44, AS EITHER APPLIES TO HEMP , INDUSTRIAL HEMP ,INDUSTRIAL HEMP PRODUCTS ,INTOXICATING HEMP , ADULTUSECANNABISPRODUCTS THEPLANTCANNABISSP .ORANYTHING DERIVED FROM OR PRODUCED FROM THE PLANT CANNABIS SP .
SECTION 4.
Appropriation.
(1) For the 2022-23 state fiscal year, $587,347 is appropriated to the department of law.
This appropriation is from the marijuana tax cash fund created in section 39-28.8-501 (1), C.R.S.
To implement this act, the department may use this appropriation as follows:
(a) $582,717 for use by consumer protection foronsumer protectionandantitrust,whichamountisbasedonanassumptionthatthe department will require an additional 3.0 FTE;
and (b) $4,630 for the vehicle lease services.
(2) Forthe2022-23statefiscalyear,$4,630isappropriatedtothe departmentofpersonnel.Thisappropriationisfromreappropriatedfunds received from the department of law under subsection (1)(b) of this -6- 205 section.
To implement this act, the department of personnel mayuse this appropriationtoprovidevehicleleaseservicesforthedepartmentoflaw.
SECTION 5.
Safety clause.
The general assemblyherebyfinds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety.
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