HB 2336 would have rolled back existing marijuana bans and moratoria and, instead, would have required a public vote for a jurisdiction to ban marijuana. The bill died when it did not pass out of the House on February 14.
In addition, the bill would have established a general legal principle that state law preempts municipal ordinances or regulations pertaining to recreational and medical marijuana. Court decisions to date have held that Initiative 502 (I-502) does not preempt local governments from restricting or banning state-licensed marijuana business in their communities. The state’s Attorney General’s Office has also interpreted I-502 to not interfere with local government’s broad authority to regulate within their jurisdictions.
AWC was opposed to this bill as a matter of local control. Thank you to all those who reached out to your legislators.