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CT HB05450
Bill
Status
Passed
5/17/2016
Primary Sponsor
Public Health Committee
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AI Summary
- Expands qualifying conditions for medical marijuana to include terminal illness requiring end-of-life care, irreversible spinal cord injury, cerebral palsy, and cystic fibrosis, with separate provisions for patients under 18 years of age
- Establishes new licensing categories for laboratory employees and research program employees to conduct marijuana-related analysis and approved research studies
- Requires qualifying patients under 18 to obtain written consent from custodial parent or guardian and prohibits dispensing smokable, inhalable, or vaporizable marijuana products to minors
- Creates requirements for patients under 18 to receive confirmatory letters from both a primary care provider and a board-certified physician in the relevant specialty
- Establishes a Board of Physicians that must include a pediatrician to review and recommend debilitating medical conditions for marijuana use, with separate consideration for adult versus pediatric patients
- Allows research program subjects to participate in approved marijuana research programs at hospitals, universities, and licensed producers without criminal penalty if properly registered
Legislative Description
An Act Concerning The Palliative Use Of Marijuana.
Last Action
Signed by the Governor
5/17/2016
Committee Referrals
General Law4/12/2016
Public Health2/25/2016
Full Bill Text
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