4E Relating to health; providing for the medical use of marijuana in the treatment of certain debilitating medical conditions; specifying data classification by the commissioner of health; defining certain terms; providing protections for the medical use of marijuana by certain qualifying patients and primary suppliers, limiting the amount allowed to be in possession; prohibiting discrimination against qualifying patients or primary suppliers by schools, employers or landlords; providing a rebuttal presumption of medical use of marijuana for defense purposes; providing for reimbursement to primary suppliers for certain costs; protecting practitioners recommending the medical use of marijuana from arrest, prosecution or penalties; protecting the marijuana from seizure; prohibiting the arrest and prosecution of persons in the presence or vicinity of the medical use of marijuana; providing for recognition of persons from other states using marijuana for medical purposes; requiring and providing for the commissioner to issue registry identification cards to qualifying patients and primary suppliers, authorizing issuance to minors under certain conditions, specifying certain identification card content requirements and requiring rules for the consideration of applications, for renewals and for fees; requiring qualifying patient or supplier notice to the commissioner of certain changes, imposing a civil penalty for violation, requiring commissioner issuance of new cards or voidance of existing cards under certain conditions; providing for the replacement of lost cards; classifying registration application and supporting data as private and requiring the commissioner to maintain a list of persons and specifying conditions for release of data; requiring annual commissioner reports to the legislature on the number of applications and approvals and on the nature of the debilitating medical conditions; providing for construction and interpretation of the provisions; imposing penalties for fraudulent representation to law enforcement officials; requiring the commissioners of health and public safety to establish certain fees; severability clause; requiring and providing for registration of organizations supplying the marijuana for medical use, specifying certain requirements of the organizations, limiting number of registered organizations; subjecting registered organizations to reasonable inspection by the commissioner; specifying organization requirements and prohibitions, requiring criminal background checks and specifying check requirements; prescribing felony penalties; requiring recordkeeping; appropriating money to the commissioners of heath and public safety
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