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Senate approves wide-ranging medical cannabis bill to adjust licensing, labeling and patient support
Summary
The Utah Senate passed first substitute Senate Bill 121, a package of medical-cannabis program amendments that extends certain licensing review timelines, tightens product labeling, creates a voucher program for low-income patients and changes caregiver screening for incapacitated patients; sponsor and supporters said the changes reflect years of work to refine the voter-approved initiative.
Senators passed first substitute Senate Bill 121 on a voice/call vote after an extended floor presentation and brief exchanges about the scope and history of the state’s medical-cannabis program.
Sponsor Senator Vickers said the bill collects a set of technical and policy changes developed over years of work on the issue and is intended "to make this program as the very best medical program we can possibly have." He told colleagues the substitute contains several practical changes, including increasing the Department’s review period for license ownership changes from 30 days to 60 days and clarifying permissible product descriptions and labeling so products are not attractive to children.
Vickers also described several patient-facing provisions: removing a one-hour statutory education…
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