HB 302 Summary

• Authorizes the Department of Health to inspect qualifying patient medical records held by physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, or hospice providers who issued written certifications for cannabis use.

• Allows provider-patient relationships to be established via telehealth for issuing medical cannabis certifications and caps provider fees at three times the amount charged by DOH for registration certificates.

• Authorizes retail dispensing locations to sell hemp products and accessories (rolling papers, grinders, vaporizers) except in waiting rooms.

• Establishes criminal penalties (class C felony for operating unlicensed dispensaries; misdemeanor for platforms advertising unlicensed sales) and appropriates $750,000 annually for the Attorney General's drug nuisance abatement unit.

• Requires cannabis cultivators to obtain a license from DOH beginning January 1, 2028, with each person limited to one license.