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State of Arizona House of Representatives Fifty-fourth Legislature Second Regular Session 2020
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HOUSE BILL 2784 |
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AN ACT
amending title 36, chapter 28.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding section 36‑2812; Amending section 36‑2817, Arizona Revised Statutes; relating to medical marijuana.
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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, title 36, chapter 28.1, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended by adding section 36-2812, Arizona Revised Statutes, to read:
36-2812. Arizona biomedical research centre; grants; marijuana research; requirements; exemption; medical marijuana fund
A. The Arizona biomedical research centre in the department shall provide competitive grants from monies in the medical marijuana fund established by section 36‑2817 for marijuana research studies, including clinical testing for safety and efficacy of using marijuana and researching the public health implications of medical marijuana use in this state and the impacts of marijuana interactions with prescription drugs.
B. A study funded pursuant to subsection A of this section shall be conducted by Arizona-based researchers, be approved by an institutional review board and be publishable in peer-reviewed medical and public health journals.
C. Notwithstanding title 13, chapter 34, a person who receives a grant for a marijuana research study pursuant to this section and any of the person's employees working on the research study may not be charged with or prosecuted for possession of marijuana that is cultivated for medical use when the person is working on the research study.
D. the Arizona biomedical research centre may provide up to $5,000,000 annually for five consecutive years from the medical marijuana fund established by section 36‑2817 to administer and award competitive grants pursuant to this section. The centre may not use more than five percent of these monies for administrative purposes.
Sec. 2. Subject to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 36-2817, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
36-2817. Medical marijuana fund; private donations
A. The medical marijuana fund is established consisting of fees collected, civil penalties imposed and private donations received under this chapter. The department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously appropriated.
B. The director of the department may accept and spend private grants, gifts, donations, contributions and devises to assist in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
C. Monies in the medical marijuana fund may be used to provide grants relating to marijuana research pursuant to section 36‑2812.
C. D. Monies in the medical marijuana fund do not revert to the state general fund at the end of a fiscal year.
Sec. 3. Requirements for enactment; three-fourths vote
Pursuant to article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 36‑2812, Arizona Revised Statutes, as added by this act, and section 36-2817, Arizona Revised Statutes, as amended by this act, are effective only on the affirmative vote of at least three-fourths of the members of each house of the legislature.