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IN SB0357

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/10/2019

Primary Sponsor

Karen Tallian

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Origin

Senate

2019 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Establishes a medical marijuana program allowing qualified patients and their caregivers to possess up to 8 ounces of dried marijuana or a 30-day supply (whichever is greater) and up to 12 marijuana plants with a physician recommendation

  • Creates a new regulatory agency with four governor-appointed commissioners to oversee the program, issue medical marijuana cards (valid for 2 years, application fee up to $100), and adopt rules for implementation

  • Defines treatable medical conditions including AIDS/HIV, cancer pain, epilepsy, glaucoma, multiple sclerosis, PTSD, severe nausea, and other chronic conditions that substantially limit major life activities

  • Authorizes research licenses for accredited Indiana universities and pharmaceutical/agricultural businesses with physical presence in the state to conduct medical marijuana research

  • Repeals the controlled substance excise tax and county marijuana eradication program, with effective date of July 1, 2019

Legislative Description

Cannabis regulation. Establishes a medical marijuana program (program), and permits caregivers and patients who have received a physician recommendation to possess a certain quantity of marijuana for treatment of certain medical conditions. Establishes a regulatory agency to oversee the program, and creates the regulatory agency advisory committee to review the effectiveness of the program and to consider recommendations from the regulatory agency. Authorizes the regulatory agency to grant research licenses to research facilities with a physical presence in Indiana. Repeals the controlled substance excise tax and the marijuana eradication program. Makes conforming amendments.

Last Action

Senator Stoops added as coauthor

1/31/2019

Committee Referrals

Health and Provider Services1/10/2019

Full Bill Text

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