Colorado Marijuana, Hemp and Pyschedelics Bills of 2023

Colorado’s 2023 legislative session finally wrapped up late on May 8, and there were plenty of cannabis and psychedelic proposals in the mix.

A controversial measure proposing fewer medical marijuana restrictions for doctors and patients met with a hard stop early in the session, as sponsors pulled the bill without public testimony. There were some wins for marijuana proponents later on, however, including successful proposals to protect online dispensary sales and off-hour cannabis use by licensed workers. State marijuana regulators successfully pushed a bill that would give investigators more power when dealing with potentially harmful marijuana products, as well.

Perhaps the most notable bill, however, was a lengthy measure that attempts to regulate Proposition 122, the…