---
type: "Bill"
title: "Unlawful Marijuana Advertising"
description: "Committee on Cost-benefit Analysis of Legalized Marijuana in Colorado. The bill makes it a level 2 drug misdemeanor for a person not licensed to sell medical or retail marijuana to advertise for the sale of marijuana or marijuana concentrate. The bill excludes from the crime primary caregivers, medical marijuana-infused product manufacturers, retail marijuana product manufacturers, and retail marijuana testing facilities.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
session: "2017A"
identifier: "SB 17-015"
citation: "Colorado SB 17-015 (2017A)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dan Pabon", "Irene Aguilar"]
version_count: 15
action_count: 14
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00"
last_action: "2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/47097f5b-98cd-46c9-b7e6-ece3f3cf964f"
source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-015"
source_hash: "26e2a9488ca21137dc1c787e11632d6c8225fa1ae22f27539a7a6f95503eb753"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
---

# Colorado SB 17-015 (2017A) — Unlawful Marijuana Advertising

Committee on Cost-benefit Analysis of Legalized Marijuana in Colorado. The bill makes it a level 2 drug misdemeanor for a person not licensed to sell medical or retail marijuana to advertise for the sale of marijuana or marijuana concentrate. The bill excludes from the crime primary caregivers, medical marijuana-infused product manufacturers, retail marijuana product manufacturers, and retail marijuana testing facilities.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Amendment L.001** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170118t133323z0__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0118AttachE.pdf)
2. **Amendment L.006** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170118t133323z0__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0118AttachB.pdf)
3. **Amendment L.007** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_jud_2017a_20170118t133323z0__hearing_summary/17SenateJud0118AttachD.pdf)
4. **Amendment L.009** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_fin_2017a_20170227t133040z3__hearing_summary/17HouseFin0227AttachF.pdf)
5. **Amendment L.010** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_fin_2017a_20170227t133040z3__hearing_summary/17HouseFin0227AttachG.pdf)
6. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB015_H_FIN_001.pdf)
7. **Engrossed (01/23/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_015_eng.pdf)
8. **Final Act (03/29/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_015_enr.pdf)
9. **Introduced (01/11/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_015_01.pdf)
10. **PA1 (01/19/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_015sjud_01.pdf)
11. **PA2 (02/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_015fin_01.pdf)
12. **Reengrossed (01/24/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_015_ren.pdf)
13. **Rerevised (03/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_015_rer.pdf)
14. **Revised (03/02/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_015_rev.pdf)
15. **Signed Act (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_015_signed.pdf)

## Votes

- Adopt amendment L.009 (Attachment F). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.010 (Attachment G). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.006 (Amendment B). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 13-0. — **13–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
- Adopt amendment L.007 (Attachment D). The motion failed on a 2-2 vote. — **2–2** (fail) · legislature
- Refer Senate Bill 17-015, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Dan Pabon — primary (person)
- Irene Aguilar — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
- **2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
- **2017-03-07T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
- **2017-03-06T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Laid Over Daily
- **2017-03-03T07:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-03-02T07:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-02-27T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on Finance Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-27T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to Finance `introduction`
- **2017-01-24T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
- **2017-01-23T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee `reading-2`
- **2017-01-18T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Judiciary Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
- **2017-01-11T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Judiciary `introduction`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/47097f5b-98cd-46c9-b7e6-ece3f3cf964f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).