Bill > H0679

Introduced Session

An act relating to cannabis regulation; amending s. 381.986, F.S.; revising the course and examination requirements for qualified physicians and medical directors; prohibiting qualified physicians from engaging in certain advertising for their practices relating to marijuana for medical use; providing exceptions; authorizing qualified physicians to perform patient examinations and evaluations through telehealth for renewals of physician certifications for the medical use of marijuana under certain circumstances; requiring a qualified physician to conduct a physical examination of each new patient before conducting any examination through telehealth; revising the frequency with which qualified physicians must evaluate existing qualified patients for a physician certification for the medical use of marijuana; requiring that the physician certification pattern review panel consist of at least one qualified physician; revising the data that the panel is required to track and report; revising the frequency with which a medical marijuana use registry identification card must be renewed; prohibiting the Department of Health from renewing the license of a medical marijuana treatment center under certain hb0679-00 HB 679 circumstances; prohibiting medical marijuana treatment centers and certain other individuals and entities from employing qualified physicians or having direct or indirect economic interests in qualified physician practices and medical marijuana testing laboratories; authorizing the department to sample marijuana from medical marijuana treatment centers for testing for specified purposes; authorizing the department to sample marijuana delivery devices from a dispensing facility to determine safety; requiring that a medical marijuana treatment center recall all marijuana, rather than only edibles, under certain circumstances; revising advertising requirements for medical marijuana treatment centers to prohibit radio and television advertising; creating the Medical Marijuana Testing Advisory Council adjunct to the department; providing a purpose; requiring the department to provide staff and administrative support for the advisory council; providing for membership and meetings of the advisory council; requiring that members of the advisory council serve without compensation; providing that members are not entitled to reimbursement for per diem or travel expenses; requiring the advisory council to submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature; requiring that hb0679-00 HB 679 such report be posted on the department's website; authorizing the department and certain employees to acquire, possess, test, transport, and dispose of marijuana; amending s. 381.988, F.S.; prohibiting a certified medical marijuana testing laboratory from having an economic interest in or financial relationship with a medical marijuana treatment center; providing construction; authorizing the department and certain employees to acquire, possess, test, transport, and dispose of marijuana; amending s. 456.47, F.S.; authorizing the use of telehealth to treat a qualified patient for the medical use of marijuana; amending s. 581.217, F.S.; providing and revising definitions; requiring hemp extract and hemp extract products distributed in the state to be registered with the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; requiring the annual renewal of such registration; providing registration certificate application requirements; authorizing the department to analyze a sample of hemp extract or hemp extract product and inspect their labels to ensure compliance with certain requirements; requiring the department to deny registration certificate applications under certain circumstances; prohibiting the sale of hemp extract and hemp extract products intended for hb0679-00 HB 679 ingestion to persons under 21 years of age; authorizing the department to make certain determinations and issue final orders regarding unregistered hemp extract and hemp extract products; authorizing the department to issue and enforce stop- sale orders and revoke or suspend the registration of any hemp extract or hemp extract product under certain circumstances; authorizing the department to impose a certain administrative fine; reenacting ss. 893.02(3), 916.1085(1)(a), 944.47(1)(a), 951.22(1)(h), 985.711(1)(a), to incorporate the amendment made by the act; providing an effective date.

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Andrew Learned (D)*,  Spencer Roach (R)*,  Nicholas Duran (D),  Joseph Harding (R),  Dianne Hart-Lowman (D), 

Died in Professions & Public Health Subcommittee (on 03/14/2022)

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