HB1090_L.003
HOUSE COMMITTEE OF REFERENCE AMENDMENT
Committee on Finance.
HB19-1090 be amended as follows:
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Amend proposed committee amendment (HB1090_L.001), page 10,
strike line 11 and substitute "add (1)(a)(IV.5), (1)(a)(VI), and (1)(a)(VII)
as follows:".

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Page 10, line 30, after the semicolon add "AND".

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Page 10, after line 30 insert:
"(VII) RECOGNIZING THAT PARTICIPATION BY PUBLICLY TRADED
CORPORATIONS IN COLORADO'S MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY CREATES
AN INCREASED NEED TO ASSESS BARRIERS OF ENTRY FOR MINORITY- AND
WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESSES, WITH SUCH EFFORTS BEING MADE TO

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Page 27, strike line 30 and substitute "add (1)(a)(IV.5), (1)(a)(VI), and
(1)(a)(VII) as follows:".

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Page 28, line 6, after the semicolon add "AND".

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Page 28, after line 6 insert:
"(VII) RECOGNIZING THAT PARTICIPATION BY PUBLICLY TRADED
CORPORATIONS IN COLORADO'S RETAIL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY CREATES AN
INCREASED NEED TO ASSESS BARRIERS OF ENTRY FOR MINORITY- AND
WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESSES, WITH SUCH EFFORTS BEING MADE TO

IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO ARRIVE AT A GREATER BALANCE AND FOR
FURTHER EQUITY FOR MINORITY- AND WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESSES, AND
IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
ENFORCEMENT GOALS AS STATED HEREIN, IT IS THEREFORE OF
SUBSTANTIVE IMPORTANCE TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF MINORITY- AND
WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESSES' INCLUSION IN COLORADO'S MEDICAL
MARIJUANA INDUSTRY, SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH
MARIJUANA PROHIBITION, SUITABILITY ISSUES RELATING TO PAST
CONVICTIONS FOR POTENTIAL LICENSEES, LICENSING FEES, AND ECONOMIC
CHALLENGES THAT ARISE WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESSES.".

IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO ARRIVE AT A GREATER BALANCE AND FOR
FURTHER EQUITY FOR MINORITY- AND WOMAN-OWNED BUSINESSES, AND
IN A MANNER THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND
ENFORCEMENT GOALS AS STATED HEREIN, IT IS THEREFORE OF
SUBSTANTIVE IMPORTANCE TO ADDRESS THE LACK OF MINORITY- AND
WOMAN -OWNED BUSINESSES' INCLUSION IN COLORADO'S RETAIL
MARIJUANA INDUSTRY, SOCIAL JUSTICE ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH
MARIJUANA PROHIBITION, SUITABILITY ISSUES RELATING TO PAST
CONVICTIONS FOR POTENTIAL LICENSEES, LICENSING FEES, AND ECONOMIC
CHALLENGES THAT ARISE WITH THE APPLICATION PROCESSES.".

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LLS: Michael Dohr x4347