Over 10 ‘days’ later, Delawareans still wait for Carney’s decision on marijuana bill | The Latest from WDEL NewsPosted by On


Tuesday, April 11 marked the 10th “official” day since the Delaware Senate passed two marijuana bills, but through a technicality, their futures remain in a cloud of confusion.

According to Delaware law, Delaware Governor John Carney has 10 days, excluding Sundays, to either sign or veto a bill that is presented to him, or else it is “enacted without signature”.

House Bills 1 & 2, which legalize the possession of personal amounts of marijuana and puts together the structure for sales and taxation, passed on March 28, making the 10th day after the Delaware Senate’s approval Saturday, April 8.

There is one catch in the language that could be leading to the delay: “presented to him”.

WDEL did not receive a response from the Governor’s Office when asked if, or when, Carney received the bills from the legislature.

Delaware House Democrats Spokesperson Shannon Keith did respond via email: “We haven’t gotten any notification that HB 1/HB 2 have been delivered as of this morning. Stay tuned…”

The delay is not an automatic one, as earlier this session on January 26, Governor Carney signed House Bill 49, which provided pandemic related relief to those receiving unemployment, just hours after it passed the Senate.

One of the major hurdles for marijuana hurdles remains the stance of the Governor, who stood firm on vetoing the bill a year ago.

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