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Committee advances annual cannabis bill that professionalizes licensing board and allows pharmacy access to low-THC products
Summary
Third-substitute HB 389 would replace a seven-member volunteer medical-cannabis licensing board with a three-person professional board, permit a small transaction fee to fund regulation, reclassify certain low-THC products as medical cannabis for pharmacy sale, and shift program responsibilities to the Department of Agriculture and Food.
A Utah committee on Tuesday favorably recommended third-substitute HB 389, the annual medical cannabis and industrial hemp update that makes staffing, funding and regulatory changes to the state's program.
Sponsor representatives said the bill replaces the current seven-member volunteer licensing board with a three-person professional board whose full-time duties will be to support the Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) and…
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