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Read. Follow. Verify.Arizona Resolution Proposes Marijuana Licensing Restrictions, Canopy Limits, and Solvent Rules for Voter Approval
Last action · June 13, 2026: House First ReadingSponsor: Tony Rivero
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What This Bill Proposed
Arizona House Concurrent Resolution 2037 proposes a referral ballot measure to establish new restrictions on marijuana businesses, including banning individuals with violent crime convictions from holding leadership roles, capping cultivation sizes, limiting in extracted products, banning interstate commerce, and preparing for potential federal rescheduling.
Commercial marijuana establishments and s face new operational constraints, including caps, mandatory tracking systems, and strict safety limits on manufacturing solvents, pending voter approval at the next general election.
- Arizona voters previously legalized medical marijuana and subsequently recreational adult-use marijuana, establishing a regulated commercial market overseen by state agencies. context
- Concurrent resolutions passed by the Arizona Legislature relating to statutory changes are referred to the state's voters as ballot propositions at the next general election. 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.
Marijuana Establishments and Dual Licensees
Licensees face new background check restrictions for leadership, canopy allocation caps, pooling agreement approval rules, solvent extraction limits, and mandatory seed-to-sale tracking compliance.
Voters of Arizona
Key Facts
- Individuals convicted of a violent crime under section 13-901.03 are prohibited from serving as a principal officer, board member, or controlling person of a marijuana establishment, testing facility, or dual licensee.
- The Department must deny, suspend, or revoke licenses for failure to comply with leadership eligibility requirements.
- Each marijuana establishment license and nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary registration certificate is assigned a base cultivation canopy of 15,000 square feet, while dual licensees receive 30,000 square feet.
- Licensees may pool canopy allocations through a written agreement filed with and approved by the Department, with each participant remaining jointly responsible for compliance.
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- Commercial cultivation rules do not affect personal or caregiver cultivation authorized by law.
- Beginning 18 months after the effective date, marijuana products produced using solvent-based extraction are subject to strict residual solvent limits, such as 500 parts per million for butane, propane, acetone, ethanol, isopropanol, pentane, and heptane.
- Products exceeding residual solvent limits cannot be sold and must be remediated or destroyed.
- Marijuana cultivated, manufactured, or sold in Arizona must remain within the state unless federal law expressly authorizes interstate commerce.
- The Department must maintain a seed-to-sale tracking system capable of diversion detection and long-term records retention.
- The Department must establish a regulatory framework to prepare licensees for potential federal registration as a Schedule III controlled substance.
- The act may be cited as the 'Arizona Marijuana Alignment and Public Safety Act'.
- The Secretary of State must submit the proposition to voters at the next general election.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is barred from holding a leadership position in a marijuana establishment under this measure?
What are the standard cultivation canopy sizes assigned to licensees?
Can marijuana businesses engage in interstate commerce?
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · introduced in the House.
Procedural history
1 action- Jun 13, 2026HouseIntroducedHouse First Reading
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Preparation for Federal Rescheduling
The bill explicitly mandates the creation of a regulatory framework to prepare state licensees for potential federal registration as a Schedule III controlled substance.
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