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Introduced
01/16/2020
01/16/2020
In Committee
02/24/2020
02/24/2020
Crossed Over
02/10/2020
02/10/2020
Passed
03/04/2020
03/04/2020
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
04/06/2020
04/06/2020
Introduced Session
2020 Regular Session
Bill Summary
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.
AI Summary
This bill amends existing laws to provide 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 shall not be prosecuted for simple possession of marijuana. The bill also exempts agents or employees of a pharmaceutical processor from prosecution or civil penalties for possession, manufacture, or distribution of such oils, as long as it is done in accordance with the law and regulations. Previously, such possession was an affirmative defense against prosecution, but this bill removes that requirement and fully decriminalizes the possession and distribution of these oils for medical purposes.
Committee Categories
Justice
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0764) (on 04/06/2020)
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