SB0346 Summary

• Amends the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act with revisions to definitions, physician requirements, and patient registration procedures.

• Modifies "adequate supply" definition to allow patients to apply for waivers exceeding the 2.5-ounce 14-day limit if a physician provides written medical justification.

• Changes physician certification language from requiring proof of therapeutic benefit to requiring only that the physician is treating or managing treatment of the patient's debilitating medical condition.

• Adds requirement for Department of Public Health to post information on medical cannabis risks and benefits to its website, and requires licensed dispensaries to post similar information on their websites.

• Extends the Act's repeal date from January 1, 2018 to July 1, 2020, and adds new provisions connecting registered qualifying patients to the state Prescription Monitoring Program.