ARIZONA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Fifty-fifth Legislature

First Regular Session

House: HHS DP 5-2-2-0

HCR2024: medical marijuana; mental health; research

Sponsor:  Representative Bowers, LD 25

House Engrossed

Overview

Requires the Arizona Department of Health Services (DHS) to develop warning labels for medical marijuana, provides guidelines relating to grants given for research on medical marijuana and outlines the use of taxes collected by business under the medical marijuana classification.

History

In 2010, the Arizona Medical Marijuana Act (AMMA) was established through Proposition 203, a voter-approved initiative measure. Statute requires DHS to regulate the AMMA through rulemaking, registration and certification of medical marijuana dispensaries, registration of qualifying patients and designated caregivers, issuing or denying registry identification cards and establishing a verification system. Statute also outlines limitations of the AMMA, requirements for dispensaries, definitions of terms relating to the AMMA, guidelines on the dispensing of marijuana and the administration of the Medical Marijuana Fund (Fund). (A.R.S. Title 36, Chapter 28.1)

Provisions

1.   ☐ Prop 105 (45 votes) ☐ Prop 108 (40 votes) ☐ Emergency (40 votes) ☐ Fiscal NoteRequires DHS to develop warning labels to be affixed to the packaging of any medical marijuana that is dispensed by a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary. (Sec. 1)

2.   Requires DHS to provide grants from the Fund for marijuana research studies for the meta-analysis on the correlation between marijuana use and mental illness, including psychosis, and violent behavior.

3.   Exempts marijuana research grants from statutory requirements pertaining to the solicitation and award of grants. (Sec. 1)

4.   Requires DHS to post on its website all research conducted under the grants provided. (Sec. 1)

5.   Requires the Director of DHS to transfer $2,000,000 from the Fund to DHS to provide grants relating to marijuana research studies. (Sec. 2)

6.   Requires the Secretary of State to submit this proposition to the voters at the next general election. (Sec. 7)

7.   Makes technical and conforming changes. (Sec. 2 and 3)

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