Senate Bill 2344 Summary

• Establishes a medical marijuana program in North Dakota allowing qualifying patients with debilitating medical conditions to purchase and possess usable marijuana through registered dispensaries after obtaining a registry identification card.

• Creates two types of licensed compassion centers: manufacturing facilities (limited to 2) that produce and process marijuana, and dispensaries (limited to 8) that distribute usable marijuana to registered patients and designated caregivers.

• Defines 15 debilitating medical conditions eligible for the program including cancer, HIV/AIDS, PTSD, Crohn's disease, epilepsy, and terminal illness; establishes purchase limits of 2.5 ounces per 30 days with tetrahydrocannabinol concentration caps.

• Prohibits compassion centers from being certified as primary sector businesses and excludes marijuana grown under this chapter from farmer property tax exemptions.

• Repeals the previous medical marijuana chapter and establishes a medical marijuana fund with continuing appropriation to the Department of Health for program administration.