Concerning the medical cannabidiol Act and marijuana

The bill removes the percent tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) limit on medical cannabidiol.5 grams of total THC in a 90-day period.5 grams of total THC in a 90-day period is insufficient to treat the patient’s debilitating medical condition.5 grams of total THC in a 90-day period.7 percent of the amount of tetrahydrocannabinolic acid. The bill removes the department of transportation from the process of issuing medical cannabidiol registration cards and makes conforming Code changes. The bill directs the department of public health to issue medical cannabidiol registration cards. The bill also removes the requirement that a medical cannabidiol registration card include a photograph of the patient or primary caregiver. The bill removes the prohibitions on patients and primary caregivers with certain disqualifying felony offenses from receiving a medical cannabidiol registration card. The bill removes the limit on the number of meetings per year of the medical cannabidiol board. Current law sets the maximum number of meetings to four per year. The bill removes a provision allowing the medical cannabidiol board to recommend statutory revisions to the definition of medical cannabidiol that increase the tetrahydrocannabinol level to more than percent. The bill requires medical cannabidiol dispensaries to employ a pharmacist or pharmacy technician for the purpose of making medical cannabidiol dosing recommendations. The bill allows health care practitioners to access the patient registry maintained by the department of public health to determine whether a patient seeking a written certification for a medical cannabidiol registration card has already received a written certification from another health care practitioner. The bill requires the department of public health to conduct an observational effectiveness study, in cooperation with patients and health care practitioners, on the efficacy of medical cannabis products. The bill also requires the department to seek guarantees from federal agencies that provide funding to educational and long-term care facilities that facilities with policies allowing patients to possess medical cannabis on the property of the facility or allowing facility staff to administer medical cannabis to a patient will not lose eligibility for any federal funding due to such policies. The bill provides that a medical cannabidiol registration card issued prior to July 1, 2020, by the department of transportation shall remain valid until the card’s expiration date.