Bill > HB2261

This bill amends Arizona's medical marijuana registration law to make several key changes. It modifies the existing patient registration process by clarifying the required information for applications, including name, address, birth date, physician details, and caregiver information. The bill specifically notes that homeless applicants are not required to provide an address. It maintains existing requirements for patients to pledge not to divert marijuana to unauthorized individuals and to specify who will cultivate marijuana plants if no dispensary is nearby. The bill updates language to be more gender-neutral and adds a significant new provision: honorably discharged veterans are now exempt from paying the medical marijuana registry identification card application fee. Additionally, the application will continue to offer patients the option to be notified about clinical studies involving medical marijuana research. The bill requires an affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members in each legislative house to take effect, which is a constitutional requirement for certain types of legislation in Arizona.

Budget and Finance, Government Affairs, Health and Social Services

https://apps.azleg.gov/BillStatus/BillOverview/82021