Rep. Emily Kinkaid’s HB 20 is a bipartisan bill to legalize, regulate, and tax cannabis for adults 21 and older in the Commonwealth. It would expunge records, release prisoners, and prevent discrimination against responsible cannabis consumers in regards to occupational and professional licensing, employment, child custody, and medical care. HB 20 would also allow registered patients to discreetly and securely cultivate medical cannabis plants at home. A new Keystone Cannabis Authority would license and regulate privately operated cannabis businesses. Existing medical cannabis businesses could convert to also serve adult-use consumers for a fee. Up to 72 additional dispensary licenses could be issued initially, including to impacted and diverse applicants, along with up to 10 microcultivation licenses. Adult-use cannabis sales would be taxed at 13%.
Starting 90 days after passage, allows adults 21 and over to: