HB 5877 Summary

• Removes marijuana (marihuana) from Schedule 1 controlled substances list and eliminates references to "pharmaceutical-grade cannabis" throughout the Public Health Code's drug scheduling sections.

• Eliminates licensing requirements under Article 8 for manufacturing, distributing, prescribing, or dispensing pharmaceutical-grade cannabis, removing it from controlled substance regulation.

• Removes marijuana-specific criminal penalties from drug offense statutes, including eliminating possession thresholds based on plant count and quantity-based sentencing for marijuana distribution and manufacturing.

• Updates statutory language from "shall" to "must" and corrects chemical nomenclature references (e.g., "3-(L-adamantoyl)indole" to "3-(1-adamantoyl)indole") throughout controlled substances schedules.

• Effective date: 90 days after enactment into law.