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KS SB158
KS SB158House Substitute for SB 158 by Committee on Federal and State Affairs - Creating the Kansas medical marijuana regulation act.
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Introduced
02/04/2021
02/04/2021
In Committee
01/13/2022
01/13/2022
Crossed Over
03/26/2021
03/26/2021
Passed
Dead
05/23/2022
05/23/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
AN ACT concerning health and healthcare; enacting the Kansas medical marijuana regulation act; relating to medical cannabis; licensure and regulation of the manufacture, transportation and sale of medical cannabis; crimes, punishment and criminal procedure; creating the crime crimes of unlawful transport and unlawful storage of medical marijuana; exceptions from the unlawful manufacture and possession of a controlled substance; prescribing powers, duties and functions of the secretary of health and environment, secretary of revenue, board of healing arts and board of pharmacy; rules and regulations; providing certain fines and penalties for violations; establishing the medical marijuana registration fund, medical marijuana cultivation regulation fund and the medical marijuana business entity regulation fund; allowing counties to prohibit retail dispensaries licensed facilities; amending K.S.A. 44-1009, 44-1015, 65-28b08, 65-4107, 79-5201 and 79-5210 and K.S.A. 2020 Supp. 19-101a, 21-5703, 21-5705, 21-5706, 21-5706, as amended by section 67 66 of this act, 21-5707, 21- 5709, 21-5710, 23-3201, 38-2269, 44-501, 44-706 and, 65-1120 and 65-4105 and sections 2, 3, 4, 17, 18, 30 29 and 39 38 of this act, and repealing the existing sections. 21
AI Summary
This bill creates the Kansas medical marijuana regulation act. The key provisions are:
- Establishes a medical marijuana regulation program administered by the secretary of health and environment, board of healing arts, board of pharmacy, and director of alcoholic beverage control.
- Allows patients and caregivers to register with the state to possess and use medical marijuana for qualifying medical conditions.
- Requires physicians to obtain a certificate to recommend medical marijuana treatment and establishes standards for doing so.
- Provides for the licensure of cultivators, laboratories, processors, distributors, and retail dispensaries to grow, test, process, and sell medical marijuana.
- Imposes regulations on the packaging, labeling, and advertising of medical marijuana products.
- Creates funds to cover the costs of regulating the medical marijuana industry.
- Grants legal protections for medical marijuana activities authorized under the act.
- Prohibits discrimination against registered patients or caregivers in employment, housing, and organ transplants.
The bill aims to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for medical marijuana in Kansas.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (0)
No sponsors listed
Other Sponsors (1)
Federal and State Affairs (S)
Last Action
Senate Died in Committee (on 05/23/2022)
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