Bill > H929

This bill, the North Carolina Medical Cannabis Act, establishes a framework for the medical use of cannabis in North Carolina. Key provisions include: - Defining terms like "adequate supply," "bona fide health care provider-patient relationship," and "medical use of cannabis" to govern the use of medical cannabis. - Providing protections from arrest, prosecution, or penalty for qualified patients and health care providers related to the medical use of cannabis. - Requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to adopt rules for licensing medical cannabis cultivation, manufacturing, and dispensaries. - Creating a Social Equity Business Development Grant Program to support eligible applicants with barriers to licensing. - Automatically expunging certain misdemeanor and felony marijuana convictions. - Prohibiting the use or consumption of medical cannabis in public places, on school grounds, and by minors, and establishing penalties. - Imposing a 10% state tax on medical cannabis sales, with proceeds going to the General Fund and a new University Cannabis Equity Investment Fund. The bill also provides appropriations to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to implement the new regulatory framework and grant program.

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https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2021/H929