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 - Dead) 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: 3 TLSB 1423XS (4) 90 ss/rh
S.J.R. 6 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 35 -1- LSB 1423XS (4) 90 ss/rh 1/ 3
S.J.R. 6 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 35 -2- LSB 1423XS (4) 90 ss/rh 2/ 3
S.J.R. 6 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. 8 -3- LSB 1423XS (4) 90 ss/rh 3/ 3
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