Bill Text: IA SJR6 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the State of Iowa relating to cannabis.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2023-01-31 - Subcommittee: Dawson, Petersen, and Schultz. S.J. 216. [SJR6 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SJR6-Introduced.html
Senate
Joint
Resolution
6
-
Introduced
SENATE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
6
BY
T.
TAYLOR
,
PETERSEN
,
DOTZLER
,
TRONE
GARRIOTT
,
BENNETT
,
and
CELSI
SENA
TE
JOINT
RESOLUTION
A
Joint
Resolution
proposing
an
amendment
to
the
Constitution
1
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
cannabis.
2
BE
IT
RESOLVED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
The
following
amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
1
the
State
of
Iowa
is
proposed:
2
Article
XI
of
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
3
amended
by
adding
the
following
new
section:
4
Sec.
9.
Cannabis.
The
possession,
growth,
cultivation,
5
processing,
manufacture,
preparation,
packaging,
transferal,
6
consumption,
and
retail
sale
and
purchase
of
cannabis,
or
7
products
created
from
or
including
cannabis,
by
persons
8
21
years
of
age
or
older,
shall
be
lawful
and
subject
to
9
regulation
by
the
alcoholic
beverages
division
or
its
successor
10
agency,
except
for
cannabis
purchased
for
medical
use
pursuant
11
to
the
recommendation
of
a
medical
professional
as
provided
12
for
by
law.
“Cannabis”
means
all
parts
of
the
plant
genus
13
Cannabis
L.,
whether
growing
or
not,
the
seeds
thereof,
and
14
every
compound,
manufacture,
salt,
derivative,
mixture,
or
15
preparation
of
the
plant
or
its
seeds.
16
The
receipts
from
retail
purchases
of
cannabis
or
products
17
created
from
or
which
include
cannabis,
other
than
cannabis
18
purchased
for
medical
use
pursuant
to
the
recommendation
of
a
19
medical
professional
as
provided
for
by
law,
shall
be
subject
20
to
taxation
by
the
state
at
a
rate
to
be
determined
by
the
21
general
assembly
by
law
not
to
exceed
twenty
percent
and
shall
22
be
credited
to
the
general
fund
of
the
state.
23
The
receipts
from
retail
purchases
of
cannabis,
other
24
than
cannabis
purchased
for
medical
use
pursuant
to
the
25
recommendation
of
a
medical
professional
as
provided
for
by
26
law,
shall
be
subject
to
a
supplemental
tax
at
a
rate
to
be
27
determined
by
the
general
assembly
by
law
not
to
exceed
three
28
percent.
Revenue
from
this
tax
shall
be
apportioned
to
the
29
municipality
overseeing
the
location
generating
the
receipt
or,
30
in
the
case
of
an
unincorporated
area,
to
the
county
overseeing
31
that
location.
32
The
general
assembly
shall
provide
by
law
for
the
33
implementation
of
this
section.
34
Sec.
2.
REFERRAL
AND
PUBLICATION.
The
foregoing
proposed
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amendment
to
the
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
is
referred
1
to
the
general
assembly
to
be
chosen
at
the
next
general
2
election
for
members
of
the
general
assembly,
and
shall
be
3
published
as
provided
by
law
for
three
months
previous
to
the
4
date
of
that
election.
5
EXPLANATION
6
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
7
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
8
This
joint
resolution
proposes
an
amendment
to
the
9
Constitution
of
the
State
of
Iowa
relating
to
cannabis.
The
10
joint
resolution
makes
the
possession,
growth,
cultivation,
11
processing,
manufacture,
preparation,
packaging,
transferal,
12
consumption,
and
retail
sale
and
purchase
of
cannabis,
or
13
products
created
from
or
including
cannabis,
by
persons
21
14
years
of
age
or
older,
lawful
and
subject
to
regulation
by
the
15
alcoholic
beverages
division.
The
joint
resolution
prohibits
16
the
possession,
growth,
cultivation,
processing,
manufacture,
17
preparation,
packaging,
transferal,
consumption,
and
retail
18
sale
and
purchase
of
cannabis,
or
products
created
from
or
19
including
cannabis,
by
persons
under
21
years
of
age.
The
20
joint
resolution
defines
“cannabis”
to
include
all
parts
of
the
21
plant
genus
Cannabis
L.,
the
seeds
thereof,
and
all
derivatives
22
thereof.
The
joint
resolution
does
not
apply
to
cannabis
23
purchased
for
medical
use
pursuant
to
the
recommendation
of
a
24
medical
professional
as
provided
for
by
law.
25
The
receipts
from
retail
purchases
of
cannabis,
other
26
than
cannabis
purchased
for
medical
use
pursuant
to
the
27
recommendation
of
a
medical
professional
as
provided
for
by
28
law,
are
subject
to
a
tax
to
be
determined
by
law
not
to
exceed
29
20
percent,
revenue
from
which
shall
be
credited
to
the
general
30
fund
of
the
state.
The
joint
resolution
also
imposes
a
tax
on
31
the
receipts
from
retail
purchases
of
cannabis
to
be
determined
32
by
law
not
to
exceed
3
percent,
other
than
cannabis
purchases
33
for
medical
use
pursuant
to
the
recommendation
of
a
medical
34
professional
as
provided
for
by
law,
revenue
from
which
shall
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be
apportioned
to
the
municipality
overseeing
the
location
1
generating
the
receipt
or,
in
the
case
of
an
unincorporated
2
area,
to
the
county
overseeing
that
location.
3
The
general
assembly
shall
provide
by
law
for
the
4
implementation
of
the
joint
resolution.
5
The
joint
resolution,
if
adopted,
would
be
published
and
6
then
referred
to
the
next
general
assembly
(91st)
for
adoption,
7
before
being
submitted
to
the
electorate
for
ratification.
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