HB1064
Medical marijuana; written certification issued by physician.
Summary
As Introduced. Medical marijuana; written certification.
Allows a person to possess marijuana or tetrahydrocannabinol pursuant to a valid written certification issued by a physician for the treatment of any medical condition and allows a physician or pharmacist to distribute such substances without being subject to prosecution. Under current law, a person has an affirmative defense to ... (More) prosecution for possession of marijuana if the marijuana is in the form of cannabidiol oil or THC-A oil and the person has been issued a written certification by a physician that such marijuana is for the purposes of treating or alleviating the person's symptoms of intractable epilepsy. The bill expands the authority for a pharmaceutical processor, after obtaining a permit from the Board of Pharmacy and under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist, to manufacture and provide marijuana in any form to be used for the treatment of any medical condition, not just marijuana in the form of cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil to be used for the treatment of intractable epilepsy. Finally, the bill clarifies that the penalties for forging or altering a written certification for medical marijuana or for making or uttering a false or forged written certification are the same as the penalties for committing the same acts with regard to prescriptions. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/10/2018 - House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/18 18102811D
- 01/10/2018 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/11/2018 - House: Impact statement from VCSC (HB1064)
- 01/12/2018 - House: Impact statement from VDH (HB1064)
- 02/15/2018 - House: Left in Courts of Justice
