Legislative Session number- 84

Bill Name: SF1973

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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