Bill Text: IA HF2326 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the medical cannabidiol Act, by amending the definition of medical cannabidiol and altering the composition and duties of the medical cannabidiol board.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-02-13 - Introduced, referred to Public Safety. H.J. 257. [HF2326 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-HF2326-Introduced.html
House File 2326 - Introduced HOUSE FILE BY KRESSIG, BEARINGER, FORBES, BROWN=POWERS, MEYER, STAED, COHOON, KURTH, LENSING, ABDUL=SAMAD, STECKMAN, WOLFE, BENNETT, MASCHER, ISENHART, KEARNS, OURTH, NIELSEN, WESSEL=KROESCHELL, KACENA, GASKILL, OLSON, HUNTER, ANDERSON, McCONKEY, BRECKENRIDGE, R. SMITH, WINCKLER, T. TAYLOR, and JACOBY A BILL FOR 1 An Act relating to the medical cannabidiol Act, by amending 2 the definition of medical cannabidiol and altering the 3 composition and duties of the medical cannabidiol board. 4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: TLSB 5877YH (3) 87 ss/rh PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 124E.2, subsection 6, Code 2018, is 1 2 amended by striking the subsection and inserting in lieu 1 3 thereof the following: 1 4 6. "Medical cannabidiol" means any species of the genus 1 5 cannabis plant, or any mixture or preparation of them, 1 6 including whole plant extracts and resins. 1 7 Sec. 2. Section 124E.5, subsection 1, paragraph a, Code 1 8 2018, is amended to read as follows: 1 9 a. A medical cannabidiol board is created consisting of 1 10 eight practitioners representing the fields of neurology, pain 1 11 management, gastroenterology, oncology, psychiatry, pediatrics, 1 12 family medicine, and pharmacy,andone representative from law 1 13 enforcement, and a patient or primary caregiver in possession 1 14 of a valid medical cannabidiol registration card issued 1 15 pursuant to this chapter. 1 16 Sec. 3. Section 124E.5, subsection 2, Code 2018, is amended 1 17 to read as follows: 1 18 2. The medical cannabidiol board shall convene at least 1 19 twicebut no more than four timesper year. 1 20 Sec. 4. Section 124E.5, subsection 3, Code 2018, is amended 1 21 by adding the following new paragraph: 1 22 NEW PARAGRAPH. f. Adding by rule medical conditions, 1 23 medical treatments, or debilitating diseases to the list of 1 24 debilitating medical conditions for which the medical use of 1 25 cannabidiol would be medically beneficial under this chapter if 1 26 the medical use of cannabidiol is approved for the treatment of 1 27 such a medical condition, medical treatment, or debilitating 1 28 disease in at least two neighboring states. 1 29 EXPLANATION 1 30 The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with 1 31 the explanation's substance by the members of the general assembly. 1 32 This bill relates to the medical cannabidiol Act. 1 33 The bill alters the definition of medical cannabidiol 1 34 by providing that "medical cannabidiol" means any species 1 35 of the genus cannabis plant, or any mixture or preparation 2 1 thereof, including whole plant extracts and resins. The bill 2 2 removes the requirement in the current definition that medical 2 3 cannabidiol have a tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) level of no more 2 4 than 3 percent. The bill adds to the members of the medical 2 5 cannabidiol board a patient or primary caregiver with a valid 2 6 medical cannabidiol registration card issued under Code chapter 2 7 124E (medical cannabidiol Act), and removes the requirement 2 8 that the medical cannabidiol board meet no more than four times 2 9 per year. 2 10 The bill allows the medical cannabidiol board to add to the 2 11 list of debilitating medical conditions for which a medical 2 12 cannabidiol registration card may be issued if the treatment by 2 13 medical cannabidiol of such a debilitating medical condition is 2 14 approved by at least two neighboring states. LSB 5877YH (3) 87 ss/rh
