SB629 Summary

• Defines "waiting room" as a designated public entrance area at medical cannabis retail dispensaries where members of the general public may wait while accompanying qualifying patients, primary caregivers, or qualifying out-of-state patients, with prohibitions on cannabis storage, display, and sales within that area.

• Allows primary caregivers, qualifying out-of-state patients, and caregivers of qualifying out-of-state patients to access retail dispensary waiting rooms, expanding who may enter these facilities.

• Adds security requirements and restrictions for waiting rooms including measures to prevent unauthorized access to non-waiting room areas, restrictions on marketing and advertising within waiting rooms, and limitations on signage.

• Clarifies that each day of violation of medical cannabis provisions constitutes a separate offense subject to fines between $100 and $1,000 per violation.

• Establishes a state registration process for qualifying out-of-state patients authorized to purchase medical cannabis in other states, territories, or the District of Columbia.