HB361:

Marijuana; allowing access to, purchase for, or provision to minors penalties.

Bill Summary:

Allowing access to, purchase for, or provision
of marijuana to minors; penalties. Clarifies that it is a Class
1 misdemeanor for any person who cultivates marijuana plants for personal
use to recklessly allow unauthorized access to such marijuana plants
by a person younger than 21 years of age.

The
bill provides that any person who purchases marijuana or marijuana
products for, or otherwise gives, provides, or assists in the provision
of marijuana or marijuana products to, another person when he knows
or has reason to know that such person is younger than 21 years of
age, except by any federal, state, or local law-enforcement officer
when possession of marijuana or marijuana products is necessary in
the performance of his duties, is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.
The bill also removes marijuana from the types of drugs for which
distribution to a person under the age of 18 is a felony punishable
by a period not less than 10 nor more than 50 years, and a fine not
more than $100,000 with the possibility of mandatory minimum sentences.
Such provisions shall not become effective if the corresponding provisions
of Chapters 550 and 551 of the Acts of Assembly of 2021, Special
Session I, are reenacted by the 2022 Session of the General Assembly.