Kansas legislation · 2025-2026 Regular Session
Kansas HB2679: Enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act to regulate the cultivation, manufacturing, possession and sale of cannabis in this state
Status: In committee, April 10, 2026
What the bill says
An act concerning cannabis; enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act; providing for the licensure and regulation of cannabis, including the cultivation, manufacturing, transportation, possession and sale of cannabis; providing certain fines and penalties for violations of the act; providing exemptions from crimes involving controlled substances; requiring the expungement of cannabis-related charges; assessing an excise tax and requiring amounts collected from such tax to be used to fund child care, economic development, mental health, low-cost housing and property tax rebates…
From the introduced text, February 4, 2026:
AN ACT concerning cannabis; enacting the adult use cannabis regulation act; providing for the licensure and regulation of cannabis, including the cultivation, manufacturing, transportation, possession and sale of cannabis; providing certain fines and penalties for violations of the act; providing exemptions from crimes involving controlled substances; requiring the expungement of cannabis-related charges; assessing an excise tax and requiring amounts collected from such tax to be used to fund child care, economic development, mental health, low-cost housing and property tax rebates; establishing the cannabis business regulation fund; amending K.S.A. 21-5703, 21-5706, 21-5707, 215709, 21-5710, 79-5201 and 79-5210 and K.S.A. 2025 Supp. 21-5705 and repealing the existing sections. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Kansas: New Section 1. The provisions of sections 1 through 44, and amendments thereto, shall be known and may be cited as the adult use cannabis regulation act. New Sec. 2. As used in the adult use cannabis regulation act, section 1 et seq., and amendments thereto: (a) "Acquire" means obtaining ownership, control, power to vote or sole power of disposition of the owner's interest, directly or indirectly, or through one or more transactions or subsidiaries, through purchase, assignment, transfer, exchange, succession or other means in connection with the acquisition of an owner's interest in a cannabis business. (b) "Act" means the adult use …