SB326 Summary

• Authorizes medical use of cannabis for qualified patients diagnosed with serious medical conditions and approved by a physician, including AIDS, cancer, chronic pain, epilepsy, PTSD, and 20+ other conditions.

• Establishes a state identification card program administered by county health departments, valid for 2 years, with three recommendation classes allowing patients to purchase or cultivate specified amounts of cannabis monthly (2.5 to 10 ounces).

• Prohibits discrimination against qualified patients and designated caregivers in employment, housing, and child custody based on cannabis medical use, except in safety-sensitive positions.

• Authorizes medical cannabis dispensing centers, delivery services, cultivators, and product manufacturers as nonprofit entities to grow, manufacture, and distribute cannabis with state oversight.

• Imposes 2.5% sales tax on all medical marijuana sales, with revenue directed to sheriff and municipal police departments to combat illegal drug trafficking.