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IN SB0627
Bill
Status
1/15/2019
Primary Sponsor
Elizabeth Brown
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AI Summary
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Restricts sales of low THC hemp extract to pharmacies or National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) retailers only, repealing existing distribution and sales laws for these products
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Requires pharmacists to verify purchasers have an established relationship with the pharmacy before selling low THC hemp extract, or make a professional judgment about legitimate medical need
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Limits sales to purchasers without pharmacy relationships to products containing no more than 60 milligrams of cannabidiol per milliliter and 30 milliliters per container, with a maximum of one container per day
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Grants pharmacists civil immunity for denying sales based on professional judgment, while preserving the option for denied purchasers to obtain products via prescription
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Adds low THC hemp extract to the INSPECT prescription monitoring program for tracking when dispensed by prescription, effective July 1, 2019
Legislative Description
Sale of low THC hemp extract products. Repeals laws concerning: (1) the distribution of low tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) hemp extract; and (2) low THC hemp extract sales. Provides that only a pharmacy or National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) retailer may sell low THC hemp extract. Specifies that a person who is denied the sale of a nonprescription product containing low THC hemp extract is not prohibited from obtaining low THC hemp extract pursuant to a prescription. Provides that a pharmacist or pharmacy technician may determine that the purchaser has a relationship on record with the pharmacy, in compliance with rules adopted by the board. Allows a pharmacist to deny the sale of low THC hemp extract on the basis of the pharmacist's professional judgment, and provides the pharmacist with civil immunity for making such a denial. Provides that a purchaser who has a relationship on record with the pharmacy may purchase low THC hemp extract. Allows the pharmacist to provide certain low THC hemp extract products to a purchaser who does not have a relationship on record with the pharmacy or for whom the pharmacist has made a professional judgment that there is not a medical or pharmaceutical need. Requires the Indiana scheduled prescription electronic collection and tracking (INSPECT) program to track low THC hemp extract dispensed pursuant to a prescription. Makes conforming changes.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Corrections and Criminal Law
1/15/2019