Bill Text: AZ HCR2024 | 2021 | Fifty-fifth Legislature 1st Regular | Engrossed
Bill Title: Medical marijuana; mental health; research
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2021-03-24 - Senate HHS Committee action: Held, voting: (0-0-0-0) [HCR2024 Detail]
Download: Arizona-2021-HCR2024-Engrossed.html
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House Engrossed
medical marijuana; mental health; research |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fifth Legislature First Regular Session 2021
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HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 2024 |
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Enacting and ordering the submission to the people of a measure relating to medical marijuana.
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Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Arizona, the Senate concurring:
1. Under the power of the referendum, as vested in the Legislature, the following measure, relating to medical marijuana, is enacted to become valid as a law if approved by the voters and on proclamation of the Governor:
AN ACT
Amending title 36, chapter 28.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding sections 36-2803.02 and 36-2812; amending section 36-2817, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to medical marijuana.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Title 36, chapter 28.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding sections 36-2803.02 and 36-2812, to read:
36-2803.02. Warning labels; requirements
The department of health services shall develop warning labels that are based on the United States department of health and human services office of the surgeon general's warnings on marijuana. The department of health services shall require the labels to be affixed to the packaging of any medical marijuana that is dispensed by a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary to a qualified patient or a designated caregiver.
36-2812. Marijuana research; grants; posting
A. The department shall provide grants from monies in the medical marijuana fund established by section 36-2817 for meta-analysis on The correlation between marijuana use and mental illness, including psychosis, and violent behavior.
B. Grants provided pursuant to this section are exempt from the requirements of title 41, chapter 24.
C. The department shall post on its public website all research conducted pursuant to the grants provided under this section.
Sec. 2. Section 36-2817, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
36-2817. Medical marijuana fund; private donations
A. The medical marijuana fund is established consisting of fees collected, civil penalties imposed and private donations received under this chapter. The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.
B. The director of the department may accept and spend private grants, gifts, donations, contributions and devises to assist in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
C. Monies in the medical marijuana fund do not revert to the state general fund at the end of a fiscal year.
D. On the effective date of this amendment to this section, the director of the department shall transfer the following sums from the medical marijuana fund for the following purposes:
1. $15,000,000 to the Arizona teachers academy fund established by section 15-1655.
2. $10,000,000 to the department to fund the formation and operation of councils, commissions and programs dedicated to improving public health, including teen suicide prevention, the maternal mortality review program, improving youth health, substance abuse prevention, addressing adverse childhood experiences, the Arizona poison control system established pursuant to section 36-1161, the Arizona health improvement plan, the child fatality review team established pursuant to section 36-3501 and the chronic pain self management program.
3. $10,000,000 to the governor's office of highway safety to distribute grants for the following purposes:
(a) Reducing impaired driving, including conducting training programs and purchasing equipment for detecting, testing and enforcing laws against driving, flying or boating while impaired.
(b) Equipment, training and personnel costs for dedicated traffic enforcement.
4. $2,000,000 to the department to implement, carry out and enforce chapter 28.2 of this title.
5. $4,000,000 to the department to distribute grants to qualified nonprofit entities that will provide outreach to individuals who may be eligible to file petitions for expungement pursuant to section 36-2862 and will assist with the expungement petition process. The department shall distribute grants pursuant to this paragraph on or before June 30, 2021.
6. $2,000,000 to the department of
health services to develop and implement, in conjunction with the
department of economic security
and other state agencies, a social equity ownership program to promote the
ownership and operation of marijuana establishments and marijuana testing
facilities by individuals from communities disproportionately impacted by the
enforcement of 
previous
marijuana laws. For the purposes of this paragraph, "marijuana
establishment" and "marijuana testing facility" have the same
meanings prescribed in section 36-2850.
7. $1,000,000 to the department to fund programs and grants to qualified nonprofit organizations for education and community outreach related to chapter 28.2 of this title.
8. $1,000,000 to the smart and safe Arizona fund established by section 36-2856.
E. The director shall transfer $2,000,000 from the medical marijuana fund to the department to provide grants pursuant to marijuana research studies pursuant to section 36-2812.
2. The Secretary of State shall submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election as provided by article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona.
