Update: Assembly members failed to take necessary action on SB 236 prior to this year’s legislative deadline.
Update: SB236 passed out of the Assembly Government Operations Committee on May 16.
Update: SB 236 passed the Senate by a margin of 21-12. It will now be sent to the house.
Update: SB 236 was amended in the Senate Judiciary Committee on 4/12 and it passed as amended.
Update: SB 236 was heard in the Senate Judiciary Committee on 4/3.
Senate legislation is pending, SB 236, introduced by Sen. Tick Segerblom to regulate the social use of cannabis.
The measure allows select businesses to apply for licensing to permit adult marijuana use on their premises. It would also allow event organizers to seek permits to allow adult use at specific events.
To date, private adult use of marijuana is permitted, but only in a private residence. Passage of SB 236 establishes a regulatory framework to permit adults the option to consume cannabis at specified public places or events.
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