Bill > HB0830

This bill modifies the composition and reporting requirements of Tennessee's medical cannabis commission by making two key changes. First, it expands the governor's appointment requirements for commission membership to include a patient or caregiver who has direct experience with a qualifying medical condition, and a subject matter expert with professional knowledge of cannabis cultivation, processing, distribution, or medical prescription. Specifically, the bill mandates that one appointee must be either a patient diagnosed with a qualifying medical condition or their caregiver (including caregivers of deceased patients), another appointee must be a subject matter expert with cannabis industry or medical knowledge, and the third appointee can meet either of those qualifications. Second, the bill broadens the commission's reporting mandate to the general assembly, explicitly allowing the commission to include policy recommendations in addition to its existing findings and recommendations regarding medical cannabis use in Tennessee. The bill takes effect immediately upon becoming law, reflecting the legislature's view that these changes serve the public welfare by potentially improving the medical cannabis commission's expertise and scope of advisory capabilities.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB0830&ga=114