SB 1222 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes section 36-2806 regarding registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries and their operational requirements.

• Modifies inspection provisions to allow the Department of Health Services to inspect nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries during normal business hours without requiring advance notice to determine compliance with state law and regulations.

• Makes minor clarifying language changes to existing requirements for cultivation facilities, consumption prohibitions, and operational procedures at marijuana dispensaries.

• Requires an affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature for the amended statute to become effective, per Arizona Constitution article IV, part 1, section 1.