Indiana House Bill 1563 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-23 - First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
Pending: House Courts and Criminal Code Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Medicinal use of cannabidiol. Authorizes a physician to provide a patient with a letter or other document stating that the person possesses cannabidiol (CBD) to treat intractable epilepsy or severe muscle spasms. Provides a defense to certain controlled substance possession offenses if: (1) the controlled substance possessed by the person is CBD; (2) the CBD does not contain tetrahydrocannabinol or another psychoactive substance; (3) the person possesses a letter from a physician stating that the person possesses CBD for certain medical purposes; and (4) the CBD was purchased in another state, was sold in a sealed container with a label

Medicinal use of cannabidiol. Authorizes a physician to provide a patient with a letter or other document stating that the person possesses cannabidiol (CBD) to treat intractable epilepsy or severe muscle spasms. Provides a defense to certain controlled substance possession offenses if: (1) the controlled substance possessed by the person is CBD; (2) the CBD does not contain tetrahydrocannabinol or another psychoactive substance; (3) the person possesses a letter from a physician stating that the person possesses CBD for certain medical purposes; and (4) the CBD was purchased in another state, was sold in a sealed container with a label

Rep. Greg Beumer [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-01-23	House	First reading: referred to Committee on Courts and Criminal Code
2017-01-23	House	Authored by Representative Beumer

Type	Source
Summary	https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1563/details
Text	http://iga.in.gov/static-documents/e/c/2/3/ec2320e3/HB1563.01.INTR.pdf