Delaware is looking for public involvement as it starts growing its newest regulated industry – adult-use recreational marijuana.
The Office of the Marijuana Commissioner (OMC) has released proposed health and safety regulations for the industry and is now accepting formal comments on the 52-page document through May 31. Comments must be emailed to [email protected].
The OMC was established last year shortly after the Delaware Marijuana Control Act became law in the spring of 2023, legalizing adult-use recreational cannabis and effectively creating a newly regulated industry. Its new commissioner and former veteran state trooper, Rob Coupe, is now tasked with adopting the "rules and regulations necessary for the implementation of this law," according to the OMC.
Delaware's Division of Public Health also contributed to the effort, along with the Delaware Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement, Office of Medical Marijuana, Division of Revenue, Department of Justice and Registrar's Office.
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