Growers of color who applied for licenses under a 2023 law would have another 90 days to cure any errors or omissions on their medical cannabis applications. A priority bill for the Department of Health (DOH) has been amended to include language addressing Black farmers and medical cannabis licenses.
The Senate Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services amended SB 1582 this week to include language that directs DOH to revisit decisions to award and deny medical cannabis licenses under a 2023 law that was championed by Sens. Tracie Davis and Darryl Rouson.
The amended bill gives Black farmers who applied for licenses under a 2023 law another 90 days to cure any errors or omissions on their medical cannabis applications.
The amended measure also makes clear that an applicant does not need to meet the statutory prerequisite that an applicant be in business for five years prior to being awarded a license.
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