Kansas - Session 2025-2026
Title: HB2679 - Enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, possession and sale of cannabis in this state.
AN ACT concerning cannabis; enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act; providing for the licensure and regulation of cannabis, including the cultivation, manufacturing, transportation, possession and sale of cannabis; providing certain fines and penalties for violations of the act; providing exemptions from crimes involving controlled substances; requiring the expungement of cannabis-related charges; assessing an excise tax and requiring amounts collected from such tax to be used to fund child care, economic development, mental health, low-cost housing and property tax rebates; establishing the cannabis business regulation fund; amending K.S.A. 21-5703, 21-5706, 21-5707, 21-5709, 21-5710, 79-5201 and 79-5210 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-5705 and repealing the existing sections.
| Date | Event | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-02-04 | Introduced | Bill introduced |
| 2026-03-16 | Status | in_committee |
| 2026-03-16 | Latest Action | Withdrawn from Committee on Federal and State Affairs; Referred to Committee on Interstate Cooperation |
| Bill | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|
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