View Amendment Current Amendment: 22 to Bill 150

Senator HEMBREE proposed the following amendment (150R010.SP.GH):

Amend the bill, as and if amended, on page 5, by striking lines 14 through 17 and inserting:

/ (11)'Dispensary' means a facility operated by an organization or business licensed by the department pursuant to this article that possesses and dispenses cannabis products, industrial hemp for human consumption, or paraphernalia to cardholders. Member s of the General Assembly and family members as defined in Section 8-13-100(15), may not operate, directly or indirectly receive financial payments of any kind, or directly or indirectly own a dispensary until July 1, 2032. This exclusion does not apply to members and their families if the member recused himself from voting on this act. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, beginning on page 5, by striking lines 41 and 42, and on page 6, by striking lines 1 through 10 and inserting:

/(18) 'Medical cannabis establishment' means a cultivation center, dispensary, transporter, independent testing laboratory, or processing facility licensed by the department pursuant to this article. Members of the General Assembly and family members as defined in Section 8-13-100(15), may not operate, directly or indirectly receive financial payments of any kind, or directly or indirectly own a medical cannabis establishment until July 1, 2032. This exclusion does not apply to members and their families if the member recused himself from voting on this act.

(19) 'Medical cannabis establishment agent' means a board member, owner, officer, employee, or volunteer of a medical cannabis establishment. Members of the General Assembly and family members, as defined in Section 8-13-100(15), are prohibited from being a medical cannabis establishment agent. This exclusion does not apply to members and their families if the member recused himself from voting on this act.

(20) 'Medical cannabis establishment principal' means a person who is designated as having responsibility over the actions of a board member, owner, officer, employee, volunteer, or agent of a medical cannabis establishment and who also has responsibility and control over any liability for any financial accounts. Members of the General Assembly and family members, as defined in Section 8-13-100(15), are prohibited from being a medical cannabis establishment principal. This exclusion does not apply to members and their families if the member recused himself from voting on this act. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 7, by striking lines 18 through 21 and inserting:

/ (26)'Processing facility' means a facility licensed by the department pursuant to this article that acquires, possesses, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, or sells cannabis products for human consumption to a dispensary. Members of the General Assembly and family members as defined in Section 8-13-100(15), may not operate, directly or indirectly receive financial payments of any kind, or directly or indirectly own a processing facility until July 1, 2032. This exclusion does not apply to members and their families if the member recused himself from voting on this act. /

Amend the bill further, as and if amended, on page 7, by striking lines 38 through 42 and inserting:

/ (32)'Transporter' means an entity licensed by the department pursuant to this article that acquires, possesses, and stores cannabis and cannabis products for human consumption and delivers, transfers, and transports cannabis products between medical cannabis establishments. Members of the General Assembly and family members as defined in Section 8-13-100(15), may not operate, directly or indirectly receive financial payments of any kind, or directly or indirectly own a transporter until July 1, 2032. This exclusion does not apply to members and their families if the member recused himself from voting on this act. /