NORML opposes excessive taxes on cannabis products because artificially high prices drive consumers away from the legal marketplace.
Topic: Legislation
If enacted next year, no future initiatives pertaining to how marijuana or other controlled substances are regulated will be permitted to appear on the Idaho ballot.
Under current law, state-registered patients may possess either herbal cannabis or infused tinctures, capsules, or topical patches.
Witnesses also pushed back against language in the bill equating the availability of higher-THC products with slavery.
Under the law, which takes effect on July 1, 2025, those convicted of minor marijuana possession offenses must pay a mandatory fine of at least $300.
All three bills are likely to face opposition from Republican Gov. Kelly Ayotte, who has historically opposed any liberalization of the state’s marijuana laws.
California NORML, which pushed for the exemption, argued that cannabis smoke exposure does not pose similar risks to respiratory health as tobacco smoke.
The law stipulates that banks and other financial institutions “are not subject to prosecution [for] providing lawful services to licensed businesses engaged in the production, distribution and sale of cannabis.”