AB253: Provides for the permitting and regulation of certain events at which the sale and consumption of cannabis or cannabis products is allowed. (BDR 56-152)

Legislative Summary

AN ACT relating to cannabis; providing for the permitting and regulation by the board of county commissioners of a county and the governing body of an incorporated city of certain events at which the sale and consumption of cannabis or cannabis products is allowed; providing for the licensure and regulation by the Cannabis Compliance Board of persons who sell cannabis and cannabis products at such events; setting forth certain requirements for the issuance of a cannabis concierge sales permit and cannabis concierge license; setting forth certain requirements concerning the sale of cannabis and cannabis products at a temporary cannabis event; imposing various requirements on cannabis concierges; revising provisions relating to social equity applicants; establishing certain fees; revising provisions relating to the consumption of cannabis in a public place; revising provisions relating to the excise tax on retail sales of cannabis and cannabis products; exempting a person who has been issued a permit to hold a temporary cannabis event and a cannabis concierge from certain provisions prohibiting a person from maintaining a place for the purpose of unlawfully selling, giving away or using any controlled substance; making an appropriation; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.