SB 1429 Summary

• Authorizes the Department of Health to impose administrative penalties up to $5,000 per violation for violations of medical cannabis laws, with enforcement through cease and desist orders and corrective action orders.

• Increases the maximum number of qualifying patients a primary caregiver may care for from one to five patients, with allowance for two caregivers for minor patients who are parents or guardians.

• Retroactive to January 1, 2025, repeals the prohibition on primary caregivers cultivating medical cannabis and authorizes caregivers to grow cannabis for up to five qualifying patients at each cultivation location.

• Extends the sunset date for the Department of Health's interim medical cannabis rules from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2027.

• Extends the civil service exemption for Department of Health personnel and contracts related to medical cannabis dispensaries from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2029.