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SB 1719 Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; registered agents and pharmaceutical processors.
Introduced by: David W. Marsden | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)
Cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil; registered agents and pharmaceutical processors. Authorizes a patient or, if such patient is a minor or an incapacitated adult, such patient's parent or legal guardian to designate an individual to act as his registered agent for the purposes of receiving cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil pursuant to a valid written certification. Such designated individual is required register with the Board of Pharmacy (Board). The bill authorizes the Board to set a limit on the number patients for whom any individual is authorized to act as a registered agent. The bill authorizes a pharmaceutical processor to dispense cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil to such registered agent and provides such registered agent an affirmative defense for possession of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil.
The bill authorizes a pharmaceutical processor, in addition to other employees authorized by the Board, to employ individuals (i) to perform cultivation-related duties under the supervision of an individual who has received a degree in horticulture or a certification recognized by the Board or who has at least two years of experience cultivating plants and (ii) to perform extraction-related duties under the supervision of an individual who has a degree in chemistry or pharmacology or at least two years of experience extracting chemicals from plants.
The bill directs the Board to promulgate regulations regarding the wholesale distribution of and transfer of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil between pharmaceutical processors and removes a requirement that a pharmaceutical processor only dispense cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil cultivated and produced on-site. The bill provides that a pharmaceutical processor may begin cultivation upon being issued a permit by the Board.
The bill provides that the concentration of tetrahydrocannabinol in any THC-A oil on site at a pharmaceutical processor may be up to 10 percent greater than or less than the level of tetrahydrocannabinol measured for labeling. Finally, the bill requires the Board of Pharmacy to promulgate regulations to implement the provisions of the bill within 280 days of its enactment.
FULL TEXT
- 01/15/19 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19103906D pdf
- 01/28/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19103906D-E pdf | impact statement
- 02/18/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1719ER) pdf | impact statement
- 03/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/15/19 Senate: Presented and ordered printed 19103906D
- 01/15/19 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 01/18/19 Senate: Assigned Education sub: Health Professions
- 01/24/19 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with amendments (13-Y 2-N)
- 01/25/19 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 1-N)
- 01/28/19 Senate: Read second time
- 01/28/19 Senate: Reading of amendments waived
- 01/28/19 Senate: Committee amendments agreed to
- 01/28/19 Senate: Engrossed by Senate as amended SB1719E
- 01/28/19 Senate: Printed as engrossed 19103906D-E
- 01/29/19 Senate: Read third time and passed Senate (39-Y 0-N)
- 02/04/19 House: Placed on Calendar
- 02/04/19 House: Read first time
- 02/04/19 House: Referred to Committee on Health, Welfare and Institutions
- 02/06/19 House: Assigned HWI sub: Subcommittee #3
- 02/07/19 House: Subcommittee recommends reporting (5-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 House: Reported from Health, Welfare and Institutions (22-Y 0-N)
- 02/12/19 House: Read second time
- 02/13/19 House: Read third time
- 02/13/19 House: Passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/13/19 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N)
- 02/18/19 Senate: Enrolled
- 02/18/19 Senate: Bill text as passed Senate and House (SB1719ER)
- 02/18/19 House: Signed by Speaker
- 02/19/19 Senate: Signed by President
- 02/20/19 Senate: Enrolled Bill Communicated to Governor on February 20, 2019
- 02/20/19 Governor: Governor's Action Deadline Midnight, March 26, 2019
- 03/21/19 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 690 (effective 7/1/19)
- 03/21/19 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0690)