The Colorado Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division is facilitating the following stakeholder work groups to collaborate on proposed rule updates for the Division’s 2021 summer permanent rulemaking session:

 

Work Group Meeting Schedule	Date/Time
Legislation Implementation:  HB21-1301 / HB21-1216 / HB21-1317 / HB21-1178 Work Group Announcement Work Group Meeting Video Recording Discussion Outline	Tuesday, August 3, 2021
Subcommittee Work Group Meeting HB21-1301,Contingency Plans Contingency Plans Work Session Video Recording Contingency Plans Work Session - Discussion Guide	Monday, August 9, 2021
Subcommittee Work Group Meeting HB21-1317, Educational Resource & Promoting Consumer Health Educational Resource Work Session Video Recording REVISED: Educational Resource & Promoting Consumer Health Discussion Guide	Wednesday, August 11, 2021
Subcommittee Work Group Meeting HB21-1317, Significant Physical or Geographic Hardship Significant Physical or Geographic Hardship Video Recording Significant Physical or Geographic Hardship Discussion Guide	Monday, August 16, 2021 Time: 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Work Group Meeting Legislation Implementation HB21-1301 / HB21-1216 / HB21-1317 / HB21-1178 Video Recording: Legislative Implementation Work Group - 8/20/21 Meeting Materials: Proposed New Rule Draft - HB1301 Proposed New Rule Draft - Educational Resource Proposed New Rule Draft - HB1216 MMJ Physician Certification Draft	Friday, August 20, 2021 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Work Group Meeting Science & Policy Video Recording: Science & Policy Work Group Video Recording - 9/3 Meeting Materials: Science & Policy Work Group Announcement Science & Policy Work Group Materials	NOTE TIME CHANGE! Friday, September 3, 2021 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Work Group Meeting Catch-All & Other Legislation Implementation Video Recording - Catch-All & Legislative Implementation Legislative Implementation and Catch-All Work Group Materials	NOTE THE TIME CHANGE: Wednesday, September 15, 2021 12 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
For additional information on legislation the Division is responsible for implementing, please see the Division’s 2021 Cannabis Legislation Summary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

How to Participate:

Submit your request to be assigned to a work group: 

Stakeholders selected to serve on a rulemaking work group are expected to attend assigned meetings, engage in work group discussions, and collaborate with others to develop rule proposals, conduct research, and present relevant information. 

Interested parties can submit their request to serve on a work group by completing this Google Form. 

Before you submit your request, please confirm your availability on the above dates prior to applying to serve on a work group. 

When identifying parties to serve on rulemaking work groups, the Division’s goal is to ensure work groups represent a diversity of perspectives and subject matter expertise and/or experience or knowledge relevant to the subjects under consideration. And while selected work group members will be assigned to serve as the primary participants in scheduled work group meetings, each meeting will provide opportunities for public comment by all interested parties in attendance. 

Attend meetings and participate during the public comment period: 

All members of the public can attend work group meetings, may provide oral comment during the public comment period for each meeting, and may submit written comments on proposed rules. Whether or not you apply to serve on a work group, your feedback will be used to inform work group agenda items, discussions, questions, and the Division’s proposals.

Next Steps:

Unless otherwise announced, all work group meetings will be held remotely and links to access each work group will be posted in advance on this webpage

Work group meetings are open to the public and all interested parties can take an active role in the process by attending and participating in work group meetings and by submitting written comments on proposed rules. 

For work groups with assigned members, the Division will notify assigned members via email on or before July 30, 2021. A list of assigned members and agenda for each work group will also be published on this webpage prior to each public meeting. The Division may also identify needs to substitute or add members to established work groups. 

The Division may choose to facilitate a work group meeting without assigned members. In such a case, work group participation will be open to all attendees. These details and any updates will be published on this webpage. 

Additionally, we recognize that HB21-1301 outlines two additional workgroups, one focused on cross-pollination and another focused on tax and wholesale cultivation. These two work groups require coordination with the Department of Agriculture and the Taxation Division, and additional information is forthcoming. The Division will provide updates on these work groups via the MED Stakeholder listserv (link to subscribe below).

For questions about the Division's rulemaking process, you may contact Danielle Henry, at danielle.henry@state.co.us.  We encourage interested parties to subscribe to receive updates about the Division's rulemaking process. 

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Earlier 2021 Rulemaking Proceedings:

The State Licensing Authority adopted emergency rules with an effective date of July 1, 2021

• Emergency Rules - Fee Reinstatement, June 30, 2021
• Fee Reinstatement New Adopted Rules - Clean, June 10, 2021
• Statement of Adoption - New Rules, June 10, 2021
• Cost-Benefit Analysis, May 25, 2021
• Notice of Rulemaking Hearing, April 30, 2021
• Initial Proposed Rules, April 30, 2021

Meeting/Hearing Schedule	Date
Work Group Meeting #1 - Fee Restore MED Rulemaking Stakeholder Meeting 1 Video Recording Access Code: xH^$Q1l7	Friday, May 21, 2021
Work Group Meeting #2 - Fee Restore MED Rulemaking Stakeholder Meeting 2 - Video Recording	Friday, May 28, 2021
Rulemaking Hearing - Fee Restore Fee Restore Rulemaking Hearing Recording	Friday, June 4, 2021

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The State Licensing Authority adopted the proposed rules with an effective date of May 1, 2021

• Adoption Order
• February 26th Permanent Rulemaking Public Comment Hearing Recording
• MED Winter Rulemaking - Updated Proposed Rules Redline Version for February 26, 2021 Hearing
• Notice of Permanent Rulemaking Hearing 

Work Group	Date
MED Winter Rulemaking Work Group Meeting Zoom Meeting Details Link to Join Meeting: MED Winter Rulemaking Work Group Meeting Meeting ID: 896 3052 8550 Passcode: MEDWG21 Call-in Option: +1 253 215 8782 Meeting ID: 896 3052 8550 Passcode: 8804547 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kK2F12Pbz Proposed Initial Rules for Winter Rulemaking	Friday,  February 12, 2021
Please visit the Science & Policy Work Group webpage for recordings of recent meetings where rulemaking topics were discussed.