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Utah Senate approves floor changes to medical cannabis program, narrows advertising and adds access limits
Summary
The Utah Senate on Feb. 22 approved two companion bills that amend the state’s medical cannabis program, imposing a sunset on drinkable cannabis products, clarifying marketing declarations, tightening ownership and licensure rules, and adding limits for some public employees; SB 190 passed 20-5 and SB 195 passed 21-5.
Sen. Vickers moved and the Utah Senate on Feb. 22 passed a package of amendments to the state’s medical cannabis laws, adopting two companion measures that sponsors said tighten program safeguards and clarify advertising and access rules.
Supporters said the primary bill, first substitute Senate Bill 190, moves products previously sold over the counter into the state medical cannabis program for testing and oversight, clarifies that licenses are nontransferable, prohibits certain out-of-state hemp waste from being used in medical cannabis products, and restricts some public-employee use. Sen. Vickers told colleagues that “the federal law does FDA does not…
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