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POLICY ALERT:

Consensus Forming Around ICCA Heading into Missouri’s Legislative Spring Break

Only hours after MoCannTrade members walked the halls of the Missouri State Capitol advocating for the Intoxicating Cannabinoid Control Act (ICCA), the House Rules Committee voted 8-1 to approve the house version of the legislation Tuesday afternoon. With legislative spring break starting later today, both the house and senate versions of the ICCA, SB 54 & HB 593, have been approved in committee and are now ready for floor debate in each legislative chamber.

Meanwhile this morning, HB393, a bill opposed by MoCannTrade that would largely legalize these intoxicating products everywhere, was voted down by the House General Laws Committee.

A big thank you to the hundreds of MoCann members, owners and leaders that converged on our capitol and the many industry members who walked the halls and met with legislators during our annual lobby day. There is simply no substitute for regulated cannabis small business owners and stakeholders educating lawmakers firsthand about the successes and challenges of Missouri’s nearly 5-year-old marijuana industry.

We realize and appreciate how busy so many of you are right now. The fact that you would take valuable time to attend this annual event to ensure the continued success of the entire industry shows exactly why Missouri is overperforming so many programs in other states. It’s the MoCann way.

All Hemp-Related Bills Filed In Missouri and Where Are They in the Legislative Process

Here are the 9 hemp-related bills MoCann is either supporting, opposing or monitoring and their status:

1. ICCA Senate Bill SB 54 (Support) Sen. Schroer – Passed out of Families, Seniors and Health Committee 5-1, on the Senate Perfection Calendar and could be debated on Senate floor any day following spring break.
2. ICCA House Bill HB 593 (Support) Rep. Perkins – Passed out of Crime & Public Safety Committee 12-5. Passed by the House Rules Committee 8-1 and now awaiting debate on the House floor after spring break.
3. House Bill HB 696 (Oppose) Rep. Baker – Heard in General Laws, committee vote failed 1-12, full hemp program originally with $100M annual operating costs / fiscal note, amended language voted on pulled out nearly all regulatory oversight
4. House Bill HB 393 (Oppose) Rep Hinman – Heard in General Laws, committee vote failed 5-7, $20M annual fiscal note or cost to taxpayers to create a duplicate program of regulation
5. House Bill HB 463 Rep. Hovis – no hearings scheduled, not currently moving
6. Senate Bill SB 518 (Oppose) Sen. Trent – Assigned to Families, Seniors and Health committee.  Another full program approach, fiscal note forthcoming but should be similar to HB 696 est $20M+ annual
7. House Bill HB1328 Rep Allen – no hearings scheduled, not currently moving
8. Senate Bill SB697 Sen. Henderson- no hearings scheduled, not currently moving
9. Senate Bill SB641 Sen. May – no hearings scheduled, not currently moving