Public Comments by ASA
Over the years ASA has weighed in on state and local legislation and regulations. Look in this section to see if ASA has already responded to legislative proposals in your area.
Analysis
Federal
Veterans Equal Access Amendment (2016)
Compassionate Access, Research Expansion, Respect States (CARERS) Act of 2015 (Fall 2016 update)
Arizona
Arizona’s Proposed Medical Marijuana Program (2011)
Colorado
Colorado Proposed Rules 1 CCR 212-1 (2015)
District of Columbia
DC Second Proposed Rulemaking (2010)
DC Third Proposed Rulemaking (2011)
Hawaii
Hawaii Proposed Medical Marijuana Bill HB 923 (2011)
Maryland
HB 881 and 1321 Analysis (2014)
HB 433, 490, 601, and SB 456 (2015)
Massachusetts
S905, Dispensary Zoning (2013)
Michigan
HB 4271, Dispensary Bill (2013)
Minnesota
HF 508, Affirmative Defense (2013)
Montana
Montana Proposed Medical Marijuana Bill (2011)
Nevada
Nevada Proposed Medical Marijuana Bill: The Compassionate Access in Nevada Act of 2011
New Hampshire
New York
Ohio
OH HB 523 Analysis (2016)
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Proposed Medical Marijuana Bill HB 5401 (2011)
Virginia
HB 1445 and 1605 Analysis (2015)
Safe Access VA Analysis of HB 684 (2014)
Utah
SB 73 and SB 87 Side By Side Comparison (2016)
Public Comment
Federal
Letter to GOP House Reps for Veterans Equal Access Amendment (2016)
ASA Written Statement for July 13, 2016 Senate Judiciary Crime and Terrorism Subcommittee Hearing on Medical Cannabis (2016)
California
Sept 2016 Marin Health Board Resolution Letter of Support (2016)
Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Consumer Safety Proposed Regulations (2013)
Colorado
City of Denver Proposed Ordinance on Marijuana Odor
Delaware
Delaware Proposed Medical Marijuana Regulations, October 2013
District of Columbia
Washington DC’s Municipal Regulations to Amend Title 22 by Adding Subtitle C “Medical Marijuana” (2010)
DC Department of Health Proposed Regulations April 2013
Written Testimony to the DC Council Committee on Health Re October 21, 2013 Oversight Hearing
2014 Committee on Health oversight hearing testimony
Testimony to the DC Council, DOH Oversight Hearing (February 2016)
Georgia
Presentation to Georgia Medical Cannabis Commission (June 2015)
GA Academic And State Agency Cultivation Memo (2016)
Illinois
Illinois proposed regulations for Title 77, Chapter 1, Subchapter u, Part 946: Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Patient Registry (Feb. 2014)
Maryland
Maryland's Proposed Medical Marijuana Legislation
Public Comments on Sept 2014 draft regulations
Public Comments on Feb 2015 draft regulations
Comments to Anne Arundel County Council on Zoning Bills (Oct. 2015)
Dept. of Agriculture Regulation Comments (2016)
Maryland HB 1479 (2016)
Massachusetts
Department of Public Health Proposed Regulations, April 2013
Letter to State Senate on Proposed Legislation on Edibles, May 2013
Department of Public Health Proposed Regulations on Patient Fees, June 2013
Letter to Conference Committee on MIP Packaging, June 2013
Letter to Joint Committee on Public Health in Support of H. 2065 (2015)
Montana
Montana HB 161: An Act Repealing the Medical Marijuana Law (2011)
Nevada
Nevada Proposed Medical Marijuana Bill: The Compassionate Access in Nevada Act of 2011
Nevada Proposed Dispensary Regulations Implementing SB 374 (2013), Dec. 2013
New York AB 9016 (2010)
New York Proposed Regulation Comments (2014)
Oregon
Comments on HB 3460 (dispensaries), May 2013
South Carolina
Testimony on S. 672 (Sept. 2015)
Utah
Support Letter for SB 73 (2016)
Washington
Comments on Washington Liquor Control Board Proposal on I-502 and Medical Cannabis, November 2013
State Advocacy Resources
