Chapter 20G - MEDICAL CANNABIS

Section 34-20G-1 - Definitions
Section 34-20G-2 - Cardholders not subject to arrest, prosecution, penalty, or discipline for certain conduct
Section 34-20G-3 - Nonresident cardholders not subject to arrest, prosecution, penalty, or discipline for certain conduct
Section 34-20G-4 - Presumption that qualifying patient or designated caregiver is engaged in the medical use of cannabis-Presumption rebuttable
Section 34-20G-5 - Practitioners not subject to arrest, prosecution, penalty, or discipline for certain conduct
Section 34-20G-5.1 - Certification not authorized
Section 34-20G-5.2 - Certification-Notification to primary or referring practitioner
Section 34-20G-6 - Licensed professionals not subject to discipline for certain conduct
Section 34-20G-7 - Persons not subject to arrest, prosecution, penalty, or discipline for certain conduct
Section 34-20G-8 - [Repealed]
Section 34-20G-9 - [Repealed]
Section 34-20G-10 - [Repealed]
Section 34-20G-11 - [Repealed]
Section 34-20G-12 - Sale or donation of cannabis seeds to cultivation facility
Section 34-20G-13 - Seizure or forfeiture of cannabis or related property
Section 34-20G-14 - Possession of or application for registry identification card not grounds for search
Section 34-20G-15 - Activity conducted in accordance with chapter lawful
Section 34-20G-16 - [Repealed]
Section 34-20G-17 - Contracts enforceable
Section 34-20G-18 - Unauthorized conduct
Section 34-20G-19 - Schools and landlords-Prohibited conduct
Section 34-20G-20 - Qualifying patient not disqualified from medical care for cannabis use
Section 34-20G-21 - Custody and visitation rights-Child neglect or endangerment
Section 34-20G-22 - Employment and drug testing-Adverse action not prohibited for safety-sensitive position
Section 34-20G-23 - Conflict with employer's obligations or benefits under federal law
Section 34-20G-24 - Cannabis at workplace-Drug-free policy permitted-Safe harbor
Section 34-20G-25 - Schools, landlords, and employers not to be penalized
Section 34-20G-25.1 - Healthcare and accredited prevention or treatment facilities
Section 34-20G-26 - [Repealed]
Section 34-20G-27 - Cost reimbursement, permission to smoke or vape cannabis on property, permission to cultivate on rental property, permission to allow conduct related to medical cannabis in public buildings not required
Section 34-20G-28 - Discipline for ingestion of cannabis at workplace and working under the influence of cannabis permitted
Section 34-20G-28.1 - Required notice-Federal firearms law
Section 34-20G-29 - Information required for issuance of registry identification cards-Fee-Fee waiver for follow-up assessment
Section 34-20G-30 - Submission of information by person responsible for medical decisions for qualifying patient
Section 34-20G-31 - Department verification of information-Issuance of registry identification card-Verification system
Section 34-20G-32 - Background check of designated caregiver
Section 34-20G-33 - Issuance of registry identification card to patient under age 18-Conditions
Section 34-20G-34 - Grounds for denial or nonrenewal of qualifying patient registry identification card
Section 34-20G-35 - Grounds for denial of application or nonrenewal of designated caregiver
Section 34-20G-36 - Notice-Denial or revocation
Section 34-20G-37 - Judicial review of application denial or nonrenewal
Section 34-20G-38 - [Repealed]
Section 34-20G-39 - [Repealed]
Section 34-20G-40 - [Repealed]
Section 34-20G-41 - [Repealed]
Section 34-20G-42 - Contents of registry identification cards
Section 34-20G-43 - Expiration of registry identification card
Section 34-20G-44 - Confidential list-Personal information
Section 34-20G-45 - Secure phone or web-based verification system
Section 34-20G-46 - Required notifications to department
Section 34-20G-47 - Notifications by designated caregiver
Section 34-20G-48 - Issuance of new registry identification card following required notification to department
Section 34-20G-49 - End of debilitating condition-Registry card voided-Disposal of cannabis
Section 34-20G-50 - Theft or loss of cannabis-Notice to department
Section 34-20G-51 - Medical purpose defense
Section 34-20G-52 - Proof of unavailability of defense to prosecution
Section 34-20G-53 - Registry identification card not required to raise defense
Section 34-20G-54 - Person using cannabis for medical purpose not subject to discipline or forfeiture
Section 34-20G-55 - Application for medical cannabis establishment-Contents and conditions-Time for registration
Section 34-20G-56 - County and municipality limitation on number of medical cannabis establishments
Section 34-20G-57 - Medical cannabis establishment registration-Renewal
Section 34-20G-58 - Local ordinances on medical cannabis establishments-Jurisdiction-Civil penalty
Section 34-20G-58.1 - [Repealed]
Section 34-20G-59 - Local government prohibition of dispensaries not permitted
Section 34-20G-60 - [Repealed]
Section 34-20G-61 - Criminal background check of medical cannabis establishment officers, employees, and volunteers
Section 34-20G-62 - Employment restrictions on medical cannabis establishments
Section 34-20G-63 - Medical cannabis establishment procedures for oversight and record keeping
Section 34-20G-64 - Medical cannabis establishment security measures
Section 34-20G-65 - Cultivation, harvesting, manufacturing, and packaging of cannabis
Section 34-20G-65.1 - Test samples of cannabis or cannabis products
Section 34-20G-66 - Production of cannabis products
Section 34-20G-67 - Sharing office space and patient referrals to practitioners prohibited
Section 34-20G-68 - Consumption of cannabis on medical cannabis establishment property prohibited
Section 34-20G-69 - Inspection of medical cannabis establishments
Section 34-20G-70 - Cannabis dispensed-Conditions
Section 34-20G-71 - Cannabis dispensed-Confidential record
Section 34-20G-72 - Promulgation of rules-Violation of required or prohibited action as misdemeanor
Section 34-20G-73 - Civil penalty for failure to provide required notice
Section 34-20G-74 - Intentional cannabis sale or transfer to unauthorized person by medical cannabis establishment or agent as felony-Disqualification
Section 34-20G-75 - Intentional cannabis sale or transfer by cardholder to unauthorized person as felony
Section 34-20G-76 - False statement to law enforcement official about medical use of cannabis as misdemeanor
Section 34-20G-77 - Knowing submission of false records or documents to certify medical cannabis establishment as felony
Section 34-20G-78 - Certain conduct of practitioner-Misdemeanor
Section 34-20G-78.1 - Certain conduct of entity-Misdemeanor
Section 34-20G-78.2 - Financial relationship with clinic-Referral prohibited-Exceptions-Penalty
Section 34-20G-79 - Breach of confidentiality of information as misdemeanor
Section 34-20G-80 - Medical cannabis establishment registration-Probation, fine, suspension, or revocation
Section 34-20G-81 - Notice of probation, fine, suspension, or revocation
Section 34-20G-82 - Permitted and prohibited conduct during suspension
Section 34-20G-83 - Revocation of registry identification card for cannabis sale to unauthorized person-Disqualification
Section 34-20G-84 - Revocation of registry identification card for multiple or serious violations
Section 34-20G-85 - Judicial review of revocation
Section 34-20G-86 - Confidential data
Section 34-20G-87 - Data maintained by department-Limited use-Exception
Section 34-20G-88 - Data maintained by department-Grounds for disclosure
Section 34-20G-88.1 - Reporting-Prescription drug monitoring program
Section 34-20G-89 - Cardholder data maintainable by establishment limited-Authorization to maintain PII
Section 34-20G-90 - Cardholder's request for department to confirm cardholder status to others
Section 34-20G-91 - Destruction of unused media containing cardholder information
Section 34-20G-92 - Oversight committee-Membership
Section 34-20G-92.1 - Oversight committee-Leadership
Section 34-20G-93 - Oversight committee-Duties-Input
Section 34-20G-94 - [Effective until 6/30/2025] Annual report to the Legislature-Information excluded
Section 34-20G-94 - [Effective 6/30/2025] Repealed
Section 34-20G-95 - Administration of medical cannabis to students
Section 34-20G-96 - Probationer or parolee use-Practitioner attestation