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"Section 1. Subject to the requirements of article
IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 36-2801, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE36-2801. Definitions
In this
chapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. "Allowable
amount of marijuana":
(a) With
respect to a qualifying patient, means:
(i) Two
and one-half ounces of usable marijuana.
(ii) If
the qualifying patient's registry identification card states that the
qualifying patient is authorized to cultivate marijuana, twelve marijuana
plants contained in an enclosed, locked facility, except that the plants are
not required to be in an enclosed, locked facility if the plants are being transported
because the qualifying patient is moving.
(b) With
respect to a designated caregiver, for each patient assisted by the designated
caregiver under this chapter, means:
(i) Two
and one-half ounces of usable marijuana.
(ii) If
the designated caregiver's registry identification card provides that the
designated caregiver is authorized to cultivate marijuana, twelve marijuana
plants contained in an enclosed, locked facility, except that the plants are
not required to be in an enclosed, locked facility if the plants are being
transported because the designated caregiver is moving.
(c) Does
not include marijuana that is incidental to medical use, but is not usable
marijuana.
2. "Batch"
means all of the following:
(a) When
referring to cultivated marijuana, a specific lot of strain-specific
marijuana that is grown from one or more seeds or cuttings, that is cultivated
using the same growing practices and that is harvested at the same location at
the same time and cured under similar conditions.
(b) When
referring to marijuana products, a specific amount of a marijuana product that
is infused, manufactured, extracted or prepared for sale from the same set of
ingredients and that may include a combination of multiple strains.
(c) When
referring to the testing of cultivated marijuana by an independent third-party
laboratory, an amount that is derived from a batch of cultivated marijuana that
is prepared and delivered to the independent third-party laboratory at
the same time for testing.
(d) When
referring to the testing of marijuana products by an independent third-party
laboratory, a set of marijuana products that is infused, manufactured,
extracted or prepared for sale from the same set of ingredients and that is
prepared and delivered to the independent third-party laboratory at the
same time for testing.
2. 3. "Cardholder"
means a qualifying patient, a designated caregiver, a nonprofit medical
marijuana dispensary agent or a independent third-party laboratory agent
who has been issued and possesses a valid registry identification card.
4. "Cultivation
site" means the location where marijuana may be cultivated, infused or
prepared for sale by and for a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary.
3. 5. "Debilitating
medical condition" means one or more of the following:
(a) Cancer,
glaucoma, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune
deficiency syndrome, hepatitis C, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Crohn's
disease or agitation of Alzheimer's disease or the treatment of these
conditions.
(b) A
chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that
produces one or more of the following:
(i) Cachexia
or wasting syndrome.
(ii) Severe
and chronic pain.
(iii) Severe
nausea.
(iv) Seizures,
including those characteristic of epilepsy.
(v) Severe
and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple
sclerosis.
(c) Any
other medical condition or its treatment added by the department pursuant to
section 36-2801.01.
4. 6. "Department"
means the department of health services or its successor agency.
5. 7. "Designated
caregiver" means a person who:
(a) Is
at least twenty-one years of age.
(b) Has
agreed to assist with a patient's medical use of marijuana.
(c) Has
not been convicted of an excluded felony offense.
(d) Assists
not more than five qualifying patients with the medical use of marijuana.
(e) May
receive reimbursement for actual costs incurred in assisting a registered
qualifying patient's medical use of marijuana if the registered designated
caregiver is connected to the registered qualifying patient through the
department's registration process. The designated caregiver may not be paid any
fee or compensation for service as a caregiver. Payment for costs
under this subdivision does not constitute an offense under title 13, chapter
34 or under title 36, chapter 27, article 4.
6. 8. "Enclosed, locked
facility" means a closet, room, greenhouse or other enclosed area that is
equipped with locks or other security devices that permit allow access only by a cardholder.
7. 9. "Excluded felony
offense" means:
(a) A
violent crime as defined in section 13-901.03, subsection B, that was
classified as a felony in the jurisdiction where the person was convicted.
(b) A
violation of a state or federal controlled substance law that was classified as
a felony in the jurisdiction where the person was convicted but does not
include:
(i) An
offense for which the sentence, including any term of probation, incarceration
or supervised release, was completed ten or more years earlier.
(ii) An
offense involving conduct that would be immune from arrest, prosecution or
penalty under section 36-2811, except that the conduct occurred before
December 14, 2010 or was prosecuted by an authority other than the state of
Arizona.
8. 10. "Independent
third-party laboratory" means an entity that has a national or
international accreditation and that is certified by the department to analyze
marijuana cultivated for medical use.
9. 11. "Independent third-party
laboratory agent" means an owner, employee or volunteer of a certified
independent third-party laboratory who is at least twenty-one years
of age and who has not been convicted of an excluded felony offense.
10. 12. "Marijuana"
means all parts of any plant of the genus cannabis,
whether growing or not, and the seeds of such a plant.
11. 13. "Medical
use" means the acquisition, possession, cultivation, manufacture, use,
administration, delivery, transfer or transportation of marijuana or paraphernalia
relating to the administration of marijuana to treat or alleviate a registered
qualifying patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms associated with
the patient's debilitating medical condition.
12. 14. "Nonprofit
medical marijuana dispensary" means a not-for-profit entity
that acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, delivers, transfers,
transports, supplies, sells or dispenses marijuana or related supplies and
educational materials to cardholders. A nonprofit medical marijuana
dispensary may receive payment for all expenses incurred in its operation.
13. 15. "Nonprofit
medical marijuana dispensary agent" means a principal officer, board
member, employee or volunteer of a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary who
is at least twenty-one years of age and has not been convicted of an excluded
felony offense.
14. 16. "Physician"
means a doctor of medicine who holds a valid and existing license to practice
medicine pursuant to title 32, chapter 13 or its successor, a doctor of osteopathic
medicine who holds a valid and existing license to practice osteopathic
medicine pursuant to title 32, chapter 17 or its successor, a naturopathic
physician who holds a valid and existing license to practice naturopathic
medicine pursuant to title 32, chapter 14 or its successor or a homeopathic
physician who holds a valid and existing license to practice homeopathic
medicine pursuant to title 32, chapter 29 or its successor.
15. 17. "Qualifying
patient" means a person who has been diagnosed by a physician as having a
debilitating medical condition.
16. 18. "Registry
identification card" means a document issued by the department that
identifies a person as a registered qualifying patient, a registered designated
caregiver, a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agent or a
registered independent third-party laboratory agent.
19. "Strain"
means marijuana that has the same phenotype, cultivar or physiological makeup.
17. 20. "Usable
marijuana":
(a) Means
the dried flowers of the marijuana plant, and any mixture or preparation
thereof.
(b) Does
not include:
(i) The
seeds, stalks and roots of the plant.
(ii) The
weight of any non-marijuana ingredients combined with marijuana and
prepared for consumption as food or drink.
18. 21. "Verification
system" means a secure, password-protected, web-based system that is
established and maintained by the department and that is available to law
enforcement personnel and nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agents on a
twenty-four-hour basis for verifying registry identification cards.
19. 22. "Visiting
qualifying patient" means a person:
(a) Who
is not a resident of Arizona or who has been a resident of Arizona less than
thirty days.
(b) Who
has been diagnosed with a debilitating medical condition by a person who is
licensed with authority to prescribe drugs to humans in the state of the
person's residence or, in the case of a person who has been a resident of
Arizona less than thirty days, the state of the person's former residence.
20. 23. "Written
certification" means a document dated and signed by a physician, stating
that in the physician's professional opinion the patient is likely to receive
therapeutic or palliative benefit from the medical use of marijuana to treat or
alleviate the patient's debilitating medical condition or symptoms associated
with the debilitating medical condition. The physician must:
(a) Specify
the qualifying patient's debilitating medical condition in the written
certification.
(b) Sign
and date the written certification only in the course of a physician-patient
relationship after the physician has completed a full assessment of the
qualifying patient's medical history. END_STATUTE
Sec. 2. Subject to the requirements of article
IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 36-2801.01,
Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE36-2801.01. Addition of debilitating medical
conditions
The public
may petition the department to add debilitating medical conditions or
treatments to the list of debilitating medical conditions set forth in section
36-2801, paragraph 3 5. The
department shall consider petitions in the manner required by department rule,
including public notice and hearing. The department shall approve or deny
a petition within one-hundred-eighty
one hundred eighty days of after
its submission. The approval or denial of a petition is a final decision of
the department subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12, chapter 7,
article 6. Jurisdiction and venue are vested in the superior court. END_STATUTE
Sec. 3. Subject to the requirements of article
IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of Arizona, section 36-2803, Arizona
Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE36-2803. Rulemaking;
notice; testing of marijuana and marijuana products; batches; batch numbers;
fees
A. The
department shall adopt rules:
1. Governing
the manner in which the department considers petitions from the public to add
debilitating medical conditions or treatments to the list of debilitating
medical conditions set forth in section 36-2801, paragraph 3 5, including public notice of, and an opportunity to comment
in a public hearing on, petitions.
2. Establishing
the form and content of registration and renewal applications submitted under
this chapter.
3. Governing
the manner in which the department considers applications for and renewals of
registry identification cards.
4. Governing
nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries to protect against diversion and theft
without imposing an undue burden on nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries or
compromising the confidentiality of cardholders, including:
(a) The
manner in which the department considers applications for and renewals of
registration certificates.
(b) Minimum
oversight requirements for nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries.
(c) Minimum
recordkeeping requirements for nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries.
(d) Minimum
security requirements for nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries, including
requirements to protect each registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary
location by a fully operational security alarm system.
(e) Procedures
for suspending or revoking the registration certificate of nonprofit medical
marijuana dispensaries that violate this chapter or the rules adopted pursuant
to this section.
5. Establishing
application and renewal fees for registry identification cards, nonprofit
medical marijuana dispensary registration certificates and independent third-party
laboratory certificates, according to the following:
(a) The
total amount of all fees shall generate revenues that are sufficient to
implement and administer this chapter, except that fee revenue may be offset or
supplemented by private donations.
(b) Nonprofit
medical marijuana dispensary application fees may not exceed $5,000.
(c) Nonprofit
medical marijuana dispensary renewal fees may not exceed $1,000.
(d) The
total amount of revenue generated from nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary
application and renewal fees, registry identification card fees for nonprofit
medical marijuana dispensary agents and independent third-party
laboratory agents and application and renewal fees for independent third-party
laboratories shall be sufficient to implement and administer this chapter,
including the verification system, except that the fee revenue may be offset or
supplemented by private donations.
(e) The
department may establish a sliding scale of patient application and renewal
fees that are based on a qualifying patient's household income and that are
reasonable and related to the actual costs of processing applications and
renewals.
(f) The
department may consider private donations under section 36-2817 to reduce
application and renewal fees.
B. The
department of health services shall adopt rules that require each nonprofit
medical marijuana dispensary to display in a conspicuous location a sign that
warns pregnant women about the potential dangers to fetuses caused by smoking
or ingesting marijuana while pregnant or to infants while breastfeeding and the
risk of being reported to the department of child safety during pregnancy or at
the birth of the child by persons who are required to report. The rules
shall include the specific warning language that must be included on the
sign. The cost and display of the sign required by rule shall be
borne by the nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary. The rules shall
also require each certifying physician to attest that the physician has
provided information to each qualifying female patient that warns about the
potential dangers to fetuses caused by smoking or ingesting marijuana while
pregnant or to infants while breastfeeding and the risk of being reported to
the department of child safety during pregnancy or at the birth of the child by
persons who are required to report.
C. The
department is authorized to adopt the rules set forth in subsections A and B of
this section and shall adopt those rules pursuant to title 41, chapter 6.
D. The
department of health services shall post prominently on its public website a
warning about the potential dangers to fetuses caused by smoking or ingesting
marijuana while pregnant or to infants while breastfeeding and the risk of
being reported to the department of child safety during pregnancy or at the
birth of the child by persons who are required to report.
E. Before
selling or dispensing marijuana or marijuana products to registered qualified
patients or registered designated caregivers, nonprofit medical marijuana
dispensaries shall test marijuana and marijuana products for medical use to
determine unsafe levels of contamination, including unsafe levels of microbial
contamination, heavy metals, pesticides, fungicides, growth regulators and
residual solvents and confirm the potency of the marijuana to be
dispensed. The dried flowers of the marijuana plant are not required
to be tested for residual solvents. If a nonprofit medical marijuana
dispensary's test results for heavy metals comply with the prescribed
requirements for a period of six consecutive months, heavy metal testing for
that dispensary's marijuana and marijuana products is required only on a
quarterly basis.
F. A
nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary must separate each specific lot of
cultivated marijuana into one batch before testing the marijuana in accordance
with subsection E of this section. Each batch must consist of only
one strain of cultivated marijuana. A nonprofit medical marijuana
dispensary must separate marijuana products into one batch before testing the
marijuana products in accordance with subsection E of this
section. The sample that is provided to an independent third-party
laboratory to comply with the testing requirements in subsection E of this
section must be derived from the same batch.
G. An
independent third-party laboratory that conducts testing in accordance
with subsection E of this section shall upload to the department's online
portal within five calendar days after completing the testing the
laboratory-approved certificate of analysis that provides the details of the
laboratory test results that were conducted in accordance with subsection E of
this section.
H. A
nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary shall assign each batch a unique batch
number. Each unique batch number shall be all of the following:
1. Documented
and maintained in the cultivation site or nonprofit medical marijuana
dispensary records for at least two years and be available to the department on
request.
2. Provided
to the independent third-party laboratory for conducting testing in
accordance with subsection E of this section.
3. Included
on the batch label.
I. A
nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary may not reuse a unique batch number.
J. A
nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary shall provide the nonprofit medical
marijuana dispensary's registration certificate number and the unique batch
number to the independent third-party laboratory when conducting testing
in accordance with subsection E of this section.
F. K. Nonprofit medical
marijuana dispensaries shall:
1. Provide
test results to a registered qualifying patient or designated caregiver
immediately on request.
2. Display
in a conspicuous location a sign that notifies patients of their right to
receive the certified independent third-party laboratory test results for
marijuana and marijuana products for medical use.
G. L. The department shall
adopt rules to certify and regulate independent third-party laboratories
that analyze marijuana cultivated for medical use. The department shall
establish certification fees for laboratories pursuant to subsection A of this
section. In order to be certified as an independent third-party
laboratory that is allowed to test marijuana and marijuana products for medical
use pursuant to this chapter, an independent third-party laboratory:
1. Must
meet requirements established by the department, including reporting and health
and safety requirements.
2. May
not have any direct or indirect familial or financial relationship with or
interest in a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary or related medical
marijuana business entity or management company, or any direct or indirect
familial or financial relationship with a designated caregiver for whom the laboratory
is testing marijuana and marijuana products for medical use in this state.
3. Must
have a quality assurance program and standards.
4. Must
have an adequate chain of custody and sample requirement policies.
5. Must
have an adequate records retention process to preserve records.
6. Must
establish procedures to ensure that results are accurate, precise and
scientifically valid before reporting the results.
7. Must
be accredited by a national or international accreditation association or other
similar accrediting entity, as determined by the department.
8. Must
establish policies and procedures for disposal and reverse distribution of
samples that are collected by the laboratory.
H. M. Through December 31,
2022, the department may conduct proficiency testing and remediate problems
with independent third-party laboratories that are certified and
regulated pursuant to this chapter and marijuana testing facilities that are
licensed and regulated pursuant to chapter 28.2 of this title.
I. N. Beginning January 1,
2023, the department shall conduct proficiency testing and
remediate problems with require independent third-party
laboratories that are certified and regulated pursuant to this chapter and
marijuana testing facilities that are licensed and regulated pursuant to
chapter 28.2 of this title to conduct proficiency testing that
is commercially available by contracting with a proficiency testing provider
that has national or international accreditation. The department shall
supervise remediation as needed. The department
may contract for proficiency testing with laboratories that have a national or
international accreditation.
J. O. For the purposes of
subsections H M and I N of this section, remediation may
include assessing civil penalties and suspending or revoking a laboratory's
certification or a marijuana testing facility's license.
K. P. The department shall
adopt rules that prescribe reasonable time frames for testing marijuana and
marijuana products." END_STATUTE
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"Sec. 5. Subject
to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of
Arizona, section 36-2804.02, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE36-2804.02. Registration
of qualifying patients and designated caregivers; fee waiver
A. A
qualifying patient may apply to the department for a registry identification
card by submitting:
1. Written
certification issued by a physician within the ninety days
immediately preceding the date of application.
2. The
application fee.
3. An
application, including:
(a) The name, mailing address, residence address and date of birth
of the qualifying patient, except that if the applicant
is homeless no address is required.
(b) The name, address and telephone number of the qualifying
patient's physician.
(c) The name, address and date of birth of the qualifying patient's
designated caregiver, if any.
(d) A
statement signed by the qualifying patient pledging not to divert marijuana to
anyone who is not allowed to possess marijuana pursuant to this chapter.
(e) A
signed statement from the designated caregiver, if any, agreeing to be the patient's
designated caregiver and pledging not to divert marijuana to anyone who is not
allowed to possess marijuana pursuant to this chapter.
(f) A
designation as to who will be allowed to cultivate marijuana plants for the
qualifying patient's medical use if a registered nonprofit medical marijuana
dispensary is not operating within twenty-five miles of the qualifying
patient's home.
B. The
application for a qualifying patient's registry identification card shall ask
whether the patient would like the department to notify him the patient of any clinical studies needing human subjects for
research on the medical use of marijuana. The department shall notify
interested patients if it is notified of studies that will be conducted in the
United States.
C. A
veteran of the armed forces of the United States who has been honorably
discharged and who has been a resident of this state for at least one year is
exempt from the application fee prescribed by subsection A of this section.END_STATUTE
Sec. 6. Subject
to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of
Arizona, section 36-2804.05, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE36-2804.05. Denial
of registry identification card; notification
A. The
department may deny an application or renewal of a qualifying patient's
registry identification card only if the applicant:
1. Does
not meet the requirements requirement
of section 36-2801, paragraph 15 17.
2. Does
not provide the information required.
3. Previously
had a registry identification card revoked for violating this chapter.
4. Provides
false information.
B. The
department may deny an application or renewal of a designated caregiver's
registry identification card if the applicant:
1. Does
not meet the requirements of section 36-2801, paragraph 5 7.
2. Does
not provide the information required.
3. Previously
had a registry identification card revoked for violating this chapter.
4. Provides
false information.
C. The
department may deny a registry identification card to a nonprofit medical
marijuana dispensary agent if:
1. The
agent applicant does not meet the requirements of section 36-2801,
paragraph 13 15.
2. The
applicant or dispensary did not provide the required information.
3. The
agent applicant previously had a registry identification card revoked for
violating this chapter.
4. The
applicant or dispensary provides false information.
D. The
department may conduct a criminal records check of each designated caregiver or
nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agent applicant to carry out this
section.
E. The
department shall notify the registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary in
writing of the reason for denying a registry identification card to a nonprofit
medical marijuana dispensary agent.
F. The
department shall notify the qualifying patient in writing of the reason for
denying a registry identification card to the qualifying patient's designated
caregiver.
G. Denial
of an application or renewal is considered a final decision of the department
subject to judicial review pursuant to title 12, chapter 7, article
6. Jurisdiction and venue for judicial review are vested in the
superior court.END_STATUTE
Sec. 7. Subject
to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of
Arizona, section 36-2817, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE36-2817. Medical
marijuana fund; private donations; fund transfers; use of monies
A. The
medical marijuana fund is established consisting of fees collected, civil
penalties imposed and private donations received under this chapter. The
department shall administer the fund. Monies in the fund are continuously
appropriated.
B. The
director of the department may accept and spend private grants, gifts,
donations, contributions and devises to assist in carrying out this chapter.
C. Monies
in the medical marijuana fund may be used to provide grants for marijuana
clinical trials conducted pursuant to section 36-2822.
D. Monies
in the medical marijuana fund do not revert to the state general fund at the
end of a fiscal year.
E. On
November 30, 2020, the director of the department shall transfer the following
sums from the medical marijuana fund for the following purposes:
1. $15,000,000
to the Arizona teachers academy fund established by section 15-1655.
2. $10,000,000
to the department to fund the formation and operation of councils, commissions
and programs dedicated to improving public health, including teen suicide
prevention, the maternal mortality review program, improving youth health,
substance abuse prevention, addressing adverse childhood experiences, the
Arizona poison control system established pursuant to section 36-1161,
the Arizona health improvement plan, the child fatality review team established
pursuant to section 36-3501 and the chronic pain self management program.
3. $10,000,000
to the governor's office of highway safety to distribute grants for the
following purposes:
(a) Reducing
impaired driving, including conducting training programs and purchasing
equipment for detecting, testing and enforcing laws against driving, flying or
boating while impaired.
(b) Equipment,
training and personnel costs for dedicated traffic enforcement.
4. $2,000,000
to the department to implement, carry out and enforce chapter 28.2 of this
title.
5. $4,000,000
to the department to distribute grants to qualified nonprofit entities that
will provide outreach to individuals who may be eligible to file petitions for
expungement pursuant to section 36-2862 and will assist with the
expungement petition process. The department shall distribute grants pursuant
to this paragraph on or before June 30, 2021.
6. $2,000,000
to the department of health services to develop and implement, in conjunction
with the
department of economic security and other state
agencies, a social equity ownership program to promote the ownership and
operation of marijuana establishments and marijuana testing facilities by
individuals from communities disproportionately impacted by the enforcement of 
previous marijuana laws. For the
purposes of this paragraph, "marijuana establishment" and
"marijuana testing facility" have the same meanings prescribed in
section 36-2850.
7. $1,000,000
to the department to fund programs and grants to qualified nonprofit
organizations for education and community outreach related to chapter 28.2 of
this title.
8. $1,000,000
to the smart and safe Arizona fund established by section 36-2856.
F. After
all costs incurred to implement, carry out and enforce this chapter and the
rules adopted pursuant to this chapter are paid for fiscal year 2021-2022,
the department shall transfer from the medical marijuana fund the following
sums for the following purposes:
1. $1,250,000
to the department for suicide prevention.
2. $1,250,000
to the Arizona health care cost containment system for suicide prevention.
3. $2,000,000
to the institute for mental health research for research to improve mental
health services, research and education in this state.
4. $2,000,000
to the department for the primary care provider loan repayment program and the
rural private primary care provider loan repayment program established by
chapter 21 of this title. The department shall prioritize rural providers in
the areas of mental health care and behavioral health care if feasible and appropriate.
5. $2,000,000
to the board of medical student loans for the purposes of title 15, chapter 13,
article 7. The board shall prioritize students who intend to practice in the
area of psychiatry or other areas of practice that treat mental illness if
feasible and appropriate.
6. $5,000,000
to county public health departments, in proportion to the population of each
county, for the purposes of addressing important public health issues and
communities affected by drug addiction and incarceration.
7. $1,000,000
to the department for the health care directives registry established pursuant
to section 36-3291.
G. Monies
transferred pursuant to subsection F of this section do not revert to the state
general fund.
H. The
director shall make a onetime transfer of $250,000 from the medical marijuana
fund to the department to provide grants for marijuana research studies
pursuant to section 36-2812.
I. The
director may use monies in the medical marijuana fund to contract with
laboratories pursuant to section 36-2803, subsection I N to comply with the proficiency testing requirements of this
chapter for independent third-party laboratories and marijuana testing
facilities. On or before July 1 of each year, the department shall
report to the joint legislative budget committee expenditures made pursuant to
this subsection for the preceding fiscal year." END_STATUTE
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"Sec. 9. Subject
to the requirements of article IV, part 1, section 1, Constitution of
Arizona, section 36-2854.01, Arizona Revised Statutes, is amended to read:
START_STATUTE36-2854.01. Marijuana
products; labeling; packaging
Not later
than December 31, 2023, any marijuana product packaging labeled for sale shall
include a consumer scannable tetrahydrocannabinol quick response code or
similar technology linking to a webpage that displays all of the following for
the specific marijuana product:
1. The
date of harvest of the marijuana.
2. The
tetrahydrocannabinol strain of the marijuana.
3. The
tetrahydrocannabinol extraction method used to extract the tetrahydrocannabinol
from the marijuana.
4. A
laboratory report of impurities containing at least heavy metals and
agrochemicals.
4. The
complete independent third-party laboratory certificate of analysis that
is provided to the department pursuant to section 36-2803 if the marijuana
product is tested pursuant to section 36-2803, or the complete marijuana testing
facility certificate of analysis.
5. The
date of manufacture of the marijuana product.
6. The
distribution chain, including at least a point of intended sale.
7. A
warning that states, "using marijuana during pregnancy could cause birth
defects or other health issues to your unborn child."END_STATUTE
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36-2803,"; strike "and" insert ", 36-2804.02,
36-2804.05, 36-2817,"; after "36-2854" insert
"and 36-2854.01"
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