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2014 Florida Statutes

Title XLVIII K-20 EDUCATION CODE
Chapter 1004 PUBLIC POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION Entire Chapter
SECTION 441
Refractory and intractable epilepsy treatment and research.
F.S. 1004.441
11004.441 Refractory and intractable epilepsy treatment and research.—
(1) As used in this section, the term “low-THC cannabis” means “low-THC cannabis” as defined in s. 381.986 that is dispensed only from a dispensing organization as defined in s. 381.986.
(2) Notwithstanding chapter 893, state universities with both medical and agricultural research programs, including those that have satellite campuses or research agreements with other similar institutions, may conduct research on cannabidiol and low-THC cannabis. This research may include, but is not limited to, the agricultural development, production, clinical research, and use of liquid medical derivatives of cannabidiol and low-THC cannabis for the treatment for refractory or intractable epilepsy. The authority for state universities to conduct this research is derived from 21 C.F.R. parts 312 and 316. Current state or privately obtained research funds may be used to support the activities authorized by this section.
History.—s. 6, ch. 2014-157.
1Note.—Section 7, ch. 2014-157, provides that:

“(1) As used in this section, the term “cannabidiol” means an extract from the cannabis plant that has less than 0.8 percent tetrahydrocannabinol and the chemical signature 2-[(1R,6R)-6-isopropenyl-3-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl]-5-pentylbenzene-1,3-diol, or a derivative thereof, as determined by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry.

“(2) For the 2014-2015 fiscal year, $1 million in nonrecurring general revenue is appropriated to the Department of Health for the James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program and shall be deposited into the Biomedical Research Trust Fund. These funds shall be reserved for research of cannabidiol and its effect on intractable childhood epilepsy.

“(3) Biomedical research funding for research of cannabidiol and its effect on intractable childhood epilepsy shall be awarded pursuant to s. 215.5602, Florida Statutes. An application for such funding may be submitted by any research university in the state that has obtained approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for an exploratory investigational new drug study of cannabidiol and its effect on intractable childhood epilepsy. For purposes of this section, the Biomedical Research Advisory Council created under s. 215.5602, Florida Statutes, shall advise the State Surgeon General as to the direction and scope of research of cannabidiol and its effect on intractable childhood epilepsy and the award of research funding.”