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HI SB58

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/8/2011

Primary Sponsor

William Espero

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Origin

Senate

2011 Regular Session

AI Summary

SB 58 - Medical Cannabis Summary

  • Increases adequate supply limit from 3 mature plants and 1 ounce to 10 cannabis plants and 5 ounces of usable cannabis per qualifying patient at any given time.

  • Allows primary caregivers to serve up to 3 qualifying patients instead of only 1 patient at any given time.

  • Permits registered qualifying patients and primary caregivers to transfer cannabis between each other without payment and grants transport immunity from prosecution for registered patients transporting medical cannabis.

  • Makes the location where cannabis is grown confidential and removes the requirement that certifying physicians be the patient's primary care physician.

  • Adds "reimbursement" as permissible consideration for primary caregivers to offset costs of assisting patients, while prohibiting the sale of controlled substances.

Legislative Description

Medical Cannabis

Last Action

(H) Referred to HLT/PBM, JUD, FIN, referral sheet 34

3/10/2011

Committee Referrals

Judiciary and Labor2/15/2011
Public Safety, Government Operations, and Military Affairs1/21/2011

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