PREFILED JAN 03 2018
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REFERENCE TITLE: medical marijuana; packaging; labeling |
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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-third Legislature Second Regular Session 2018
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HB 2064 |
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Introduced by Representative Leach
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AN ACT
Amending section 36-2806, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to medical marijuana.
(TEXT OF BILL BEGINS ON NEXT PAGE)
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Arizona:
Section 1. Subject to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 36-2806, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
36-2806. Registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries; requirements; prohibitions; definition
A. A registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary shall be operated on a not-for-profit basis. The bylaws of a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary shall contain such provisions relative to the disposition of revenues and receipts to establish and maintain its nonprofit character. A registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary need not be recognized as tax-exempt by the internal revenue service and is not required to incorporate pursuant to title 10, chapter 19, article 1.
B. The operating documents of a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary shall include procedures for the oversight of the registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary and procedures to ensure accurate recordkeeping.
C. A registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary shall have a single secure entrance and shall implement appropriate security measures to deter and prevent the theft of marijuana and unauthorized entrance into areas containing marijuana.
D. A registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary is prohibited from acquiring, possessing, cultivating, manufacturing, delivering, transferring, transporting, supplying or dispensing marijuana for any purpose except to assist registered qualifying patients with the medical use of marijuana directly or through the registered qualifying patients' designated caregivers.
E. All cultivation of marijuana must take place in an enclosed, locked facility at a physical address provided to the department during the registration process, which can only be accessed by registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agents associated in the registry with the nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary.
F. A registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary may acquire usable marijuana or marijuana plants from a registered qualifying patient or a registered designated caregiver only if the registered qualifying patient or registered designated caregiver receives no compensation for the marijuana.
G. A nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary shall not permit:
1. Allow any person to consume marijuana on the property of a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary.
2. Acquire, possess, manufacture or sell a marijuana product that is packaged or labeled in a manner that is attractive to minors.
H. Registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries are subject to reasonable inspection by the department. The department shall give reasonable notice of an inspection under this subsection.
I. For the purposes of this section, "attractive to minors" means packaging, labeling or marketing that features any of the following:
1. A cartoon.
2. A design, brand or name that resembles a noncannabis consumer product of the type that is typically marketed to minors.
3. A symbol or celebrity image that is commonly used to market products to minors.
4. An image of minors.
5. Words that refer to products that are commonly associated with minors or marketed by minors.
Sec. 2. Requirements for enactment; three-fourths vote
Pursuant to article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 36-2806, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, is effective only on the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature.