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Read. Follow. Verify.Kansas Legislature establishes adult-use cannabis regulatory framework, licensing system, and 15% retail sales tax
Last action · April 10, 2026: Died in Committee
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What This Bill Proposed
The Adult Use Cannabis Regulation Act creates a comprehensive state licensing system for cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, testing, transport, retail, hospitality, and waste disposal operated under the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, while imposing a 15% tax on retail cannabis sales. The measure establishes strict criminal background checks, security and tracking mandates, and local zoning restrictions of 1,000 feet from schools, while exempting licensed operators from specific controlled substance crimes.
Establishes a legal commercial market and state tax structure for adult-use cannabis in Kansas, creating new business license categories, occupational licensing requirements, and an electronic seed-to-sale tracking database while setting penalties for unlicensed operations.
- Commercial cultivation, manufacturing, and retail sale of cannabis were previously unlawful under Kansas criminal statutes prior to this proposed regulatory framework. context
- The measure establishes oversight under the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Department of Revenue. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Cannabis business applicants and licensees
Cannabis businesses must comply with state licensing, application fees, background checks, inventory tracking, and operational restrictions.
Cannabis consumers
Consumers aged 21 and older are permitted to purchase and possess cannabis subject to purchase limits, age verification, and a 15% retail tax.
Financial institutions
Financial institutions providing services to licensed cannabis businesses are granted exemptions from state controlled substance criminal laws.
Schools and child care facilities
Facilities receive geographical protection through a 1,000-foot buffer zone prohibiting nearby cannabis business locations.
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This bill did not become law - Died in committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2026HouseDied in Committee
- Mar 10, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced
- Mar 10, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to House Committee on Federal and State Affairs
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Transition from Prohibition to Regulated Commercial Market
The legislation amends multiple criminal statutes under Chapter 21 to create specific exemptions for state-licensed cannabis operators, establishing a comprehensive regulated market.
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Sources
www.kslegislature.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 90)
- Controversy85Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz75Current news / social attention level
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