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HB 1605 Marijuana; possession or distribution for medical purposes.

Introduced by: Kenneth R. Plum | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Possession or distribution of marijuana for medical purposes. Allows a person to possess marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol pursuant to a recommendation of a prescriber acting in the course of his professional practice and allows a medical doctor or pharmacist to distribute such substances in the course of his professional practice without being subject to prosecution and eliminates the requirement that marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol be recommended and dispensed solely for the treatment of cancer or glaucoma. The bill also clarifies that the penalties for forging or altering a recommendation for medical marijuana or for making or uttering a false or forged recommendation are the same as the penalties for committing the same acts with regard to prescriptions.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101924D  pdf | impact statement

HISTORY

• 01/08/15  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/14/15 15101924D
• 01/08/15  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/10/15  House: Left in Courts of Justice