Bill > H401

This bill, the Enact Medical Cannabis Act, establishes a regulated medical cannabis supply system in North Carolina. The key provisions include: - Defining debilitating medical conditions that qualify for medical cannabis use, such as cancer, HIV/AIDS, multiple sclerosis, and severe pain. - Establishing a registry identification card system for qualified patients and designated caregivers to possess and use medical cannabis. - Creating licenses for medical cannabis centers, producers of medical cannabis, and producers of cannabis-infused products, with requirements and fees. - Allowing licensed entities to sell and distribute medical cannabis to qualified patients and caregivers. - Providing legal protections for qualified patients, caregivers, and licensed entities from arrest, prosecution, and penalties for the medical use of cannabis. - Exempting medical cannabis from certain taxes and regulations. - Establishing a research program at the University of North Carolina to study the efficacy and safety of medical cannabis. The bill also amends the definitions of "drug" and "food" in North Carolina law to exclude cannabis-infused products manufactured and sold by licensed entities under this new medical cannabis system.

Health and Social Services

https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2019/H401