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2020 SESSION
SB 1015 Marijuana; possession of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:
Possession of marijuana; cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil. Provides that a person who possesses marijuana in the form of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil pursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitioner in the course of his professional practice shall not prosecuted for simple possession of marijuana. The bill also provides that no agent or employee of a pharmaceutical processor shall be prosecuted for possession or manufacture of marijuana or for possession, manufacture, or distribution of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil, or subject to any civil penalty, denied any right or privilege, or subject to any disciplinary action by a professional licensing board if such agent or employee (i) possessed or manufactured such marijuana for the purposes of producing cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil or (ii) possessed, manufactured, or distributed such cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil in accordance with law. Current law provides that such possession of marijuana in the form of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil in such circumstances is an affirmative defense to such charges.
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Possession of marijuana; cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil. Provides that no person shall be arrested or prosecuted for possession of marijuana, subject to any civil penalty, denied any right or privilege, or subject to any disciplinary action by a professional licensing board for possessing marijuana in the form of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil if such person possessed such oil pursuant to a valid written certification issued by a practitioner in the course of his professional practice. The bill also provides that no agent or employee of a pharmaceutical processor shall be arrested or prosecuted for possession or manufacture of marijuana or for possession, manufacture, or distribution of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil, or subject to any civil penalty, denied any right or privilege, or subject to any disciplinary action by a professional licensing board if such agent or employee (i) possessed or manufactured such marijuana for the purposes of producing cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil or (ii) possessed, manufactured, or distributed such cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil in accordance with law. Current law provides that such possession of marijuana in the form of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil in such circumstances is an affirmative defense to such charges.