TO REQUIRE CERTAIN TESTING OF PROCESSED MARIJUANA PRODUCTS SOLD AS MEDICAL MARIJUANA.
Arkansas Senate Bill 305 (now Act 491) requires manufacturers and sellers of medical marijuana products to test for specific concentrations of THC and CBD. It directly affects licensed medical marijuana businesses producing processed products like edibles or oils sold in Arkansas. The law mandates testing to ensure accurate labeling of these compounds but explicitly excludes ready-made inhalable products (such as prerolls or blunts) from this requirement. This provision aims to improve product transparency and safety for medical users without regulating certain pre-made smoking products.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Signed Apr 9, 2025
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SB 305
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This bill appears to be a technical formatting update rather than a substantive policy change. The document was updated from Act 491 to SB 305 with minor adjustments to spacing, signature line formatting, and approval date formatting. No substantive policy changes, scope modifications, or new requirements are evident in the provided text.
TECHNICAL
Minor formatting adjustments including spacing changes around signature lines and approval date formatting
Updated bill number designation from Act 491 to SB 305 with corresponding date changes
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
18
Key actions
7
Committee
2
Apr 9, 2025
Signed into law
Notification that SB305 is now Act 491
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned from the House as passed.
upper
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned to the Senate as passed.
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate.
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Returned by the Committee Do Pass
lower
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Read the third time and passed.
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Returned by the Committee with the recommendation that it Do Pass as amended, Amendment # 1
upper
Feb 25, 2025
Introduced
Filed
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2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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