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IN HB1252
Bill
Status
1/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Terry Goodin
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AI Summary
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Defines "cannabis oil" as an extract from the hemp plant, including cannabidiol (CBD), effective July 1, 2017.
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Exempts patients of licensed physicians from criminal penalties for possessing or using cannabis oil when transferred, dispensed, or administered as part of medical treatment.
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Exempts licensed physicians from criminal penalties for transferring, dispensing, or administering cannabis oil as part of patient treatment.
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Applies exemptions to paraphernalia laws (IC 35-48-4-8.5), drug dealing statutes (IC 35-48-4-10), and drug possession statutes (IC 35-48-4-11).
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Requires the physician to be licensed under IC 25-22.5 and the cannabis oil use to be part of the individual's treatment for the exemptions to apply.
Legislative Description
Cannabis oil for medical treatment. Exempts an individual and a physician from criminal penalties for possession or use of cannabis oil if: (1) the individual is the patient of the physician and has cannabis oil transferred, dispensed, or administered to the individual as part of the individual's treatment by the physician; and (2) the physician who is treating the individual transfers, dispenses, or administers cannabis oil as part of the individual's treatment.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
1/10/2017