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SB 5340

Regarding limits on the sale and possession of retail cannabis products.

2023-2024 Regular Session Introduced by Curtis King

Allows up to 200 mg THC in liquid cannabis per transaction if each unit is 4 mg or less, with 21+ possession and 24-hour noncommercial transfers up to 100 mg.

By resolution, returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading.
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Bill Summary · SB 5340

SB 5340 — Limits on sale and possession of retail cannabis products (summary)

Status: Returned to Senate Rules Committee for third reading (by resolution).
Introduced: Jan 12, 2023 (reintroduced Jan 17, 2025). Effective date if passed: 90 days after adjournment of the session in which the bill is enacted. Appropriation: None. Fiscal note: available.

Purpose

To modernize retail purchase/possession limits for low‑dose cannabis beverages and other liquid cannabis products by authorizing larger total sales/possession amounts when products are packaged as small individual low‑THC units.

Key provisions

  • Adds a targeted exception to current retail sale and possession limits for cannabis-infused products in liquid form:
    • Retailers may sell up to 200 milligrams (mg) of THC in a single transaction if the liquid product is packaged in individual units that contain no more than 4 mg THC per unit.
    • Persons 21+ may legally possess this additional 200 mg amount.
    • Noncommercial transfers (to persons 21+) within a single 24‑hour period are authorized up to 100 mg THC in liquid products packaged in units ≤4 mg THC per unit (consistent with existing transfer rules that use half the possession limit).
  • These authorizations are explicitly in addition to existing authorized transaction limits for other cannabis forms. Current baseline limits (per LCB rules/statute) include:
    • 1 ounce usable cannabis; 16 ounces cannabis‑infused solids; 72 ounces cannabis‑infused liquids; 7 grams concentrate.
  • Packaging constraint: the exemption applies only when products are in individual units containing no more than 4 mg THC each.
  • Does not change the LCB rule that a single serving may not exceed 10 mg THC (the bill creates a sale/possession exception tied to ≤4 mg units and total mg).

Who is affected

  • Cannabis retailers and employees (expanded ability to sell low‑dose beverage packs).
  • Consumers aged 21+ (expanded lawful possession and ability to receive noncommercial transfers).
  • Product manufacturers and packagers (incentive to produce low‑dose multi‑unit liquid products).
  • Law enforcement and regulators (need to apply the unit‑based mg threshold when enforcing limits).
  • Liquor and Cannabis Board (LCB) rules and oversight remain relevant for packaging/labeling.

Legislative/action notes & context

  • Received committee hearings and majority “do pass” reports in 2023–2024; passed the House (3rd reading) in Feb 2024 (48–1) with floor amendments; procedural movement since then includes returns to Rules and reintroduction in 2025.
  • Testimony in support argued the change modernizes limits to reflect consumer demand for low‑dose options and corrects a 10‑year technical mismatch that measures edible/drink limits by weight/volume rather than THC milligrams. No formal opposition recorded; some stakeholders urged a broader technical fix to base all edible limits on mg THC.

Considerations

  • The bill targets public‑safety and consumer‑choice tradeoffs: it enables access to larger quantities of low‑dose product while keeping per‑unit THC small (≤4 mg), but enforcement will require attention to packaging/label claims and aggregate mg calculations.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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