Provisions in the bill would have repealed adult-use sales, limited home cultivation, and greatly raised taxes of medical cannabis products.
Topic: Legislation
The legislation sought to impose new criminal penalties for any motorist who operates a vehicle with the presence of THC in their blood above 5ng/ml.
The law appropriates $650,000 in funding for the creation of the Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research within the University of Utah.
One law expands the pool of patients eligible to receive medical cannabis authorizations while another prohibits doctors from recommending medical marijuana to those who are either pregnant or breastfeeding.
The legislation will make it easier for qualified patients to register for the state’s medical cannabis access program and for physicians to participate in it.
The pending legislation raises the amount of THC-infused products patients can legally possess.
NORML opposes HB 1053 because it unduly interferes with doctor/patient relations.
The legislation provides dedicated funding so that scientists can better understand the safety and efficacy of real-world cannabis products.