Bill Text: IA SSB1113 | 2023-2024 | 90th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the medical cannabidiol program including medical cannabidiol dispensaries.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-02-14 - Subcommittee recommends passage. []. [SSB1113 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2023-SSB1113-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
1113
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
JUDICIARY
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
ZAUN)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
medical
cannabidiol
program
including
1
medical
cannabidiol
dispensaries.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
124E.2,
subsection
10,
Code
2023,
is
1
amended
by
striking
the
subsection
and
inserting
in
lieu
2
thereof
the
following:
3
10.
“Medical
cannabidiol”
means
any
species
of
the
genus
4
cannabis
plant,
or
any
mixture
or
preparation
thereof,
5
including
whole
plant
extracts
and
resins,
that
is
delivered
6
in
any
of
the
following
forms:
7
a.
Oral
forms,
including
but
not
limited
to:
8
(1)
Tablets.
9
(2)
Capsules.
10
(3)
Liquids.
11
(4)
Tinctures.
12
(5)
Sublingual
forms.
13
b.
Topical
forms,
including
but
not
limited
to:
14
(1)
Gels.
15
(2)
Ointments,
creams,
or
lotions.
16
(3)
Transdermal
patches.
17
c.
Inhaled
forms,
limited
to:
18
(1)
Nebulizable
inhaled
forms.
19
(2)
Vaporizable
dried
raw
cannabis.
20
(3)
Other
vaporizable
forms
of
cannabis.
21
Sec.
2.
Section
124E.8,
subsection
1,
paragraph
a,
Code
22
2023,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
23
a.
The
department
shall
issue
a
request
for
proposals
accept
24
applications
to
select
and
license
by
April
1,
2018,
up
to
25
five
ten
medical
cannabidiol
dispensaries
to
dispense
medical
26
cannabidiol
within
this
state
consistent
with
the
provisions
27
of
this
chapter
.
The
department
shall
license
new
medical
28
cannabidiol
dispensaries
or
relicense
the
existing
medical
29
cannabidiol
dispensaries
by
December
1
of
each
year.
30
Sec.
3.
Section
124E.8,
subsection
2,
Code
2023,
is
amended
31
by
striking
the
subsection.
32
Sec.
4.
Section
124E.8,
Code
2023,
is
amended
by
adding
the
33
following
new
subsection:
34
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
3A.
The
department
shall
not
issue
a
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license
for
a
medical
cannabidiol
dispensary
to
be
located
in
a
1
county
with
a
medical
cannabidiol
dispensary
that
was
licensed
2
prior
to
January
1,
2023.
3
Sec.
5.
Section
124E.9,
subsection
1,
Code
2023,
is
amended
4
to
read
as
follows:
5
1.
a.
The
medical
cannabidiol
dispensaries
shall
be
located
6
based
on
geographical
need
throughout
the
state
to
improve
7
patient
access.
8
b.
A
medical
cannabidiol
dispensary
may
dispense
medical
9
cannabidiol
pursuant
to
the
provisions
of
this
chapter
but
10
shall
not
dispense
any
medical
cannabidiol
in
a
form
or
11
quantity
other
than
the
form
or
quantity
allowed
by
the
12
department
pursuant
to
rule.
13
Sec.
6.
MEDICAL
CANNABIDIOL
DISPENSARY
LICENSES
——
CURRENT
14
LICENSEES.
15
1.
The
department
of
health
and
human
services
shall
accept
16
applications
for
new
medical
cannabidiol
dispensary
licenses
17
from
current
licensees
between
July
1,
2023,
and
October
1,
18
2023.
19
2.
Notwithstanding
section
124E.8,
subsection
3,
in
20
evaluating
an
application
pursuant
to
this
section,
the
21
department
shall
consider
only
the
security,
physical
layout,
22
and
plan
for
technology
at
the
proposed
location.
23
3.
A
licensee
submitting
an
application
pursuant
to
24
this
section
may
hold
a
maximum
of
four
medical
cannabidiol
25
dispensary
licenses,
including
the
licensee’s
current
license.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
relates
to
the
medical
cannabidiol
program.
30
The
bill
changes
the
definition
of
“medical
cannabidiol”
31
to
include
specific
forms
of
oral,
topical,
and
inhalable
32
cannabis.
33
The
bill
increases
the
maximum
number
of
medical
cannabidiol
34
dispensary
licenses
in
the
state
from
5
to
10.
The
bill
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prohibits
the
department
of
health
and
human
services
(HHS)
1
from
issuing
a
new
medical
cannabidiol
dispensary
license
for
a
2
dispensary
to
be
located
in
a
county
with
a
medical
cannabidiol
3
dispensary
that
was
licensed
prior
to
January
1,
2023.
The
4
bill
strikes
a
provision
requiring
HHS
to
locate
medical
5
cannabidiol
dispensaries
based
on
geographical
need
throughout
6
the
state.
7
The
bill
requires
HHS
to
accept
applications
for
medical
8
cannabidiol
dispensary
licenses
from
current
licensees
9
between
July
1,
2023,
and
October
1,
2023.
In
evaluating
an
10
application
from
a
current
licensee,
HHS
shall
consider
only
11
the
security,
physical
layout,
and
plan
for
technology
at
the
12
proposed
location.
A
licensee
may
hold
a
maximum
of
four
13
medical
cannabidiol
dispensary
licenses.
14
The
bill
strikes
a
provision
in
current
law
requiring
a
15
medical
cannabidiol
dispensary
to
agree
to
begin
supplying
16
medical
cannabidiol
by
December
1,
2018.
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