HF 2363: Relating to the medical cannabidiol Act

What it does

This bill relates to the medical cannabidiol program. The bill is organized into divisions. DIVISION I —— MEDICAL CANNABIDIOL PROGRAM. The bill changes the name of the medical cannabidiol Act to the medical cannabis Act. The bill allows a health care practitioner to certify a patient for the use of medical cannabis to a patient for any medical condition for which a patient’s health care practitioner determines the use of medical cannabis could be medically beneficial. The bill requires that any certification made by a health care practitioner for a patient for a debilitating medical condition not explicitly included on the list of debilitating medical conditions shall be made by a health care practitioner pursuant to reasonable medical evidence, in good faith, in the best interest of the patient, without fraudulent intent, and with the same reasonable medical judgment and prudence exercised according to generally accepted medical practice.

Lobbying · 2 for, 0 against

For: Iowa Patients For Medical Marijuana; MedPharm Iowa

In plain words

1. February 10, 2022Filed in the House and sent to the Public Safety committee