KY HB3 | 2015 | Regular Session
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-02-03 - posted in committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Status: Introduced on January 6 2015 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2015-02-03 - posted in committee
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [MS Word]
Summary
Include a noncodified section permitting this Act to be cited as the "Gatewood Galbraith Medical Cannabis Act"; create new sections of KRS Chapter 218A to define terms; require the Department for Public Health operate a medical cannabis program; require prospective patients to possess a diagnosis from a physician, and possess a registry identification card issued by the department; require the department to publish an annual list of varieties of cannabis that contain a low level of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC); require prioritization of low-THC-containing varieties of cannabis by the department; grant priority access to children and individuals with medication-resistant seizures to low THC cannabis; require patients under 18 to receive cannabis with a low-THC content; state guidelines for registry identification cards; exempt patients that possess a card and an amount of cannabis that does not exceed a sixty day supply from prosecution or penalty; protect a physician from prosecution, penalty, or disciplinary action solely for providing a medical order; protect dispensaries and dispensary employees when acting pursuant to this Act; require individuals that cease to be patients to dispose of cannabis; state that any local or statewide smoking ban shall ban the use of any medical cannabis unless explicitly permitted by prominent signage; allow use of cannabis on privately owned real property only with written permission of the property owner or tenant in possession of the property; prohibit unauthorized conduct, including undertaking tasks under the influence of cannabis; specify additional areas where cannabis may not be possessed or used; prohibit operation of motoer vehicles, boats, or aircraft while under the influence of cannabis; clarify other protections for health insurance providers, property owners, employers, and jails or penal institutions; reuqire the DPH to operate or license the operation of at least one dispensary in each area development district; grant the DPH authoirty to charge application and annual fees; authorize fines for cardholders carrying cannabis while not in possession of his or her registry card; require revocation of cardholder status to any cardholder that sells cannabis to another person that is not a patient; require DPH to promulgate administrative regulations to govern the treatment of drug addiction via use of medical cannabis; establish a Task Force on Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies for Medical Cannabis to advise the DPH in implementing the Act; require the Board of Medical Licensure to issue certificates to physicians that elect to prescribe medical cannabis; state requirements for good standing for recommending physicians; require the board to establish standards for generating orders for medical cannabis; amend KRS 218A.202 to allow for the monitoring of cannabis recommended pursuant to this Act.
Title
AN ACT relating to the medical use of cannabis.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-02-03 | House | posted in committee |
| 2015-01-08 | House | floor amendments (1) and (2-title) filed |
| 2015-01-08 | House | to Health & Welfare (H) |
| 2015-01-06 | House | introduced in House |
