SB 31

Relating to the regulation of the cultivation, manufacture, processing, distribution, sale, testing, transportation, delivery, transfer, possession, use, and taxation of cannabis and cannabis products and the local regulation of licensed cannabis growers, cannabis establishments, cannabis testing facilities, and cannabis secure transporters; providing for expunction of records relating to certain decriminalized conduct; authorizing the imposition of fees; requiring an occupational license; creating a criminal offense; imposing a tax.

Principle Criteria

Free Enterprise

Property Rights

Personal Responsibility

Limited Government

Individual Liberty

Digest

SB 31 legalizes and regulates adult use of cannabis in Texas. It authorizes personal possession and cultivation, creates a licensing and oversight framework for growers, retailers, and testers, imposes a 10% cannabis sales tax, restricts sales to those 21 and older, and mandates extensive quality control, labeling, and transportation standards. It also provides for record expungement of certain prior cannabis offenses and creates a complex fiscal framework to distribute cannabis tax revenue to state and local agencies.

Author

Nathan Johnson

Carol Alvarado

Cesar Blanco

Molly Cook

Sarah Eckhardt

Roland Gutierrez

Jose Menendez

Borris Miles

Contact the Author

Sen. Nathan Johnson

Capitol Phone:

(512) 463-0116

E-Mail:

[email protected]

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