Because the 2023 legislative session has adjourned, lawmakers will not have an opportunity to override the Governor’s veto.
Topic: Legislation
Under the new law, police may not initiate a search of a person or their vehicle solely based upon smelling marijuana.
The law extends existing restrictions on the pool of applicants eligible to obtain licensure to participate in the adult-use marijuana market.
All but one Republican member of the Senate voted against the legalization bill.
The measure amends the state’s child neglect statute so that the use of cannabis by a parent or a child’s guardian is no longer considered to be prima facie evidence of a crime.
All but eight GOP members voted against the bill’s advancement, assuring that it would not meet the 60 vote threshold necessary to move forward under Senate rules.
The new law creates a process for residents to “verify whether automatic expungement has occurred, and [to] request expedited automatic expungement if eligible charges have not yet been expunged.”
The bill’s sponsor says that the results will be used for purposes of establishing probable cause only; a positive test result would be not viewed as prima facie evidence of impairment.