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2022 SESSION

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HB 933 Pharmaceutical processors; amends the definition of "cannabis oil."

Introduced by: Roxann L. Robinson | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:

Pharmaceutical processors. Amends the definition of "cannabis oil" by removing the requirement that only oil from industrial hemp be used in the formulation of cannabis oil. The bill removes the Board of Pharmacy patient registration requirement for medical cannabis but maintains the requirement that patients obtain written certification from a health care provider for medical cannabis. The bill directs the Board to promulgate numerous regulations related to pharmaceutical processors by September 15, 2022. This bill is identical to SB 671.

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Pharmaceutical processors. Amends the definition of "cannabis oil" by removing the requirement that only oil from industrial hemp be used in the formulation of cannabis oil. The bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to publish monthly on its website information including the number of practitioners, patients, registered agents, and parents or legal guardians of patients in each health service area who have registered with the Board, the number of written certifications issued, the number of pending applications for registrations, and the pace at which the Board is approving registrations. The bill directs the Board to promulgate numerous regulations related to pharmaceutical processors.