BY SENATOR(S) Bridges and Kirkmeyer, Amabile;
also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Bird and Sirota, Taggart.
Concerning the elimination of the gray and black market marijuana enforcement grant program.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Colorado:
SECTION 1. In Colorado Revised Statutes, 24-32-119, amend (1)(a); and add (6) as follows:
24-32-119. Gray and black market marijuana enforcement grant program - report - definition - repeal. (1) (a) The gray and black market marijuana enforcement grant program is created in the division. The division shall award grants to local law enforcement agencies and district attorneys to cover, in part or in full, investigation and prosecution costs associated with unlicensed marijuana cultivation or distribution operations conducted in violation of state law. The division shall not award grants for fiscal year 2025-26.
(6) This section is repealed, effective June 30, 2026.
SECTION 2. Safety clause. The general assembly finds, determines, and declares that this act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety or for appropriations for the support and maintenance of the departments of the state and state institutions.
Signed By: James Rashad Coleman, Sr., President of the Senate
Signed By: Julie McCluskie, Speaker of the House of Representatives
Signed By: Esther van Mourik, Secretary of the Senate
Signed By: Vanessa Reilly, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives
Signed By: Jared S. Polis, Governor of the State of Colorado