At a Glance
Medical Marijuana Program: Yes
Adult Use / Recreational MMJ: No
Pediatric : Most likely
Home grow: No
Possession limit: TBD
Reciprocity: TBD
Legislation: Senate Bill 286
Estimated # of registered patients: TBD
Types of cannabis permitted for use: TBD
Legalization & Important Dates
Updated: February 28-2018 – HB4345 was passed. The purpose of this bill concerns the limitations on permits for growers, processors and dispensaries of medical cannabis. The bill increases the number of permits that the bureau may issue for growers from 10 to 50, processors from 10 to 50, and dispensaries of medical cannabis from 30 to 165. The bill also allows for the full vertical integration of growers processors and dispensaries.
• SB 386, which was introduced by Sen. Richard Ojeda (a retired soldier), provides legal protection from arrest and prosecution for patients who have any of the sixteen qualifying conditions
• The soonest patient identification cards may be issued is July 1, 2019.
Types of Licenses
10 grower permits (with up to two locations each)
10 processor permits,
30 dispensary permits.
Growers: 50
Processors: 50
Dispensaries:165.
Full vertical integration of growers processors and dispensaries.
It will also regulate testing laboratories.
Research Licensees: The bureau is directed to set up a medical cannabis research program with a vertically integrated health system — which provides the complete spectrum of care — and perhaps academic medical centres.
Associated Fees
Proposed:
$2,500 per dispensary application
$5,000 per grower or processor application.
Registration fees are $10,000 for each dispensary location
Registration fees are $50,000 for grower and processors.
A 10% tax is levied on sales from growers/processors to dispensaries.
Qualifying Conditions
• Terminal cancer
• HIV/AIDS
• Epilepsy
• Multiple sclerosis
• Huntington’s disease
• Post-traumatic stress disorder
• Parkinson’s disease
• Crohn’s disease
• Sickle cell anemia
• Intractable or chronic pain
• Terminal Illness
How to Become A Medical Marijuana Patient
• To be determined
• Patients are initially charged $50 for an identification card, which can be waived for financial hardship.
• The soonest patient identification cards may be issued is July 1, 2019.
Card Holder Benefits
• Legal Protection from Arrest:
• Permission to Serve as a Caregiver
• Treatment for All Approved Conditions:
• Permission to Carry Sufficient Supply of Medical Cannabis:
