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AR SB721

Bill

Status

Failed

5/1/2017

Primary Sponsor

Jason Rapert

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Origin

Senate

91st General Assembly (2017 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Prohibits dispensaries from selling marijuana paraphernalia that requires combustion, including pipes, water pipes, bongs, chillums, rolling papers, and roach clips.

  • Requires dispensaries to make marijuana vaporizers available for sale to qualifying patients.

  • Mandates dispensaries provide educational materials about medical marijuana ingestion methods, including warnings about health risks of smoking and information about vaporizing benefits.

  • Requires each dispensary to appoint a licensed pharmacist consultant who must register as a dispensary agent and provide staff training at least annually on patient information guidelines, substance abuse recognition, and refusal procedures.

  • Pharmacist consultants must develop patient education materials covering side effects, contraindications, drug interactions, administration methods, and symptom documentation systems, and remain accessible by phone and video conference during operating hours.

  • Protects pharmacists from arrest, prosecution, or disciplinary action by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy for performing duties as a pharmacist consultant for a registered dispensary.

Legislative Description

To Amend The Arkansas Medical Marijuana Amendment Of 2016 To Require A Dispensary To Make Vaporizers Available For Sale To Qualifying Patients And To Appoint A Pharmacist Consultant.

Last Action

Sine Die adjournment

5/1/2017

Committee Referrals

Public Health, Welfare And Labor3/6/2017

Full Bill Text

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