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MO SB386

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/3/2015

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Keaveny

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Origin

Senate

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands qualifying conditions for hemp extract beyond intractable epilepsy to include cancer, HIV/AIDS, ALS, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, spinal cord damage, inflammatory bowel disease, neuropathies, Huntington's disease, PTSD, and related complications such as chronic pain, severe nausea, and seizures

  • Allows any licensed Missouri physician (not just neurologists) to recommend hemp extract for patients with qualifying serious conditions, provided the physician has relevant training or experience

  • Increases the number of licensed cultivation and production facilities from 2 to a phased expansion: 5 facilities in 2016, 8 in 2017, and 10 in 2018 and thereafter

  • Requires cultivation facility applicants to have been domiciled in Missouri for at least five years, while grandfathering facilities licensed before August 28, 2015

  • Protects healthcare entities and individuals from state adverse actions (civil/criminal prosecution, licensing penalties) when acting in good faith on a neurologist or practitioner's hemp extract recommendation

Legislative Description

Modifies provisions relating to hemp extract

Last Action

H Calendar S Bills for Third Reading

5/15/2015

Committee Referrals

Fiscal Review5/12/2015
Select Committee on General Laws5/5/2015
Emerging Issues4/28/2015
Governmental Accountability & Fiscal Oversight4/15/2015
Agriculture, Food Production And Outdoor Resources2/24/2015

Full Bill Text

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