HB 5313 Summary

• Allows qualifying patients to have up to two primary caregivers (increased from one) effective January 1, 2022.

• Permits patients and registered primary caregivers to purchase medical cannabis from any licensed in-state dispensary effective January 1, 2022, instead of being restricted to a single selected dispensary.

• Eliminates registration fees for patients and caregivers effective January 1, 2022, while capping initial registration fees at $25 before that date with no renewal fees.

• Requires dispensaries to integrate marijuana dispensing records with the state's electronic prescription drug monitoring program by January 1, 2022, with real-time reporting of sales data.

• Restricts physicians from certifying minors for cannabis products requiring smoking, inhalation, or vaporization, and requires additional approval letters from both the patient's primary care provider and a specialist for minors under eighteen.