Florida Senate - 2015 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 7066
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Senator Clemens moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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5 (c) “Dispensing organization” means an applicant licensed
6 organization approved by the department to cultivate or ,
7 process low-THC cannabis, and or dispense low-THC cannabis
8 through a retail facility pursuant to this section.
9 (d) “Harvest” means a specifically identified and numbered
10 quantity of low-THC cannabis cultivated using the same
11 herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides and harvested at the same
12 time from a single facility.
13 (e) “Independent testing laboratory” means a laboratory,
14 and the managers, employees, or contractors of the laboratory,
15 which have no direct or indirect interest in a dispensing
16 organization.
17 (f)(b) “Low-THC cannabis” means a plant of the genus
18 Cannabis, the dried flowers of which contain 0.8 percent or less
19 of tetrahydrocannabinol and more than 10 percent of cannabidiol
20 weight for weight; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from
21 any part of such plant; or any compound, manufacture, salt,
22 derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant or its seeds
23 or resin that is dispensed only from a dispensing organization.
24 (g) “Low-THC cannabis product” means any product derived
25 from low-THC cannabis, including the resin extracted from any
26 part of such plant or any compound, manufacture, salt,
27 derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant or its seeds
28 or resin which is dispensed from a dispensing organization. Low
29 THC cannabis products include, but are not limited to, oils,
30 tinctures, creams, encapsulations, and food products. Low-THC
31 cannabis food products may not include candy or similar
32 confectionary products that appeal to children. All low-THC
33 cannabis products must maintain concentrations, weight for
34 weight, of 0.8 percent or less of tetrahydrocannabinol and more
35 than 10 percent of cannabidiol.
36 (h)(c) “Medical use” means administration of the ordered
37 amount of low-THC cannabis. The term does not include:
38 1. The possession, use, or administration by smoking.
39 2. The term also does not include The transfer of low-THC
40 cannabis to a person other than the qualified patient for whom
41 it was ordered or the qualified patient’s legal representative
42 who is registered in the compassionate use registry on behalf of
43 the qualified patient.
44 3. The use or administration of low-THC cannabis or low-THC
45 cannabis products:
46 a. On any form of public transportation.
47 b. In any public place.
48 c. In a registered qualified patient’s place of work, if
49 restricted by his or her employer.
50 d. In a correctional facility.
51 e. On the grounds of any preschool, primary school, or
52 secondary school.
53 f. On a school bus.
54 (i)(d) “Qualified patient” means a resident of this state
55 who has been added to the compassionate use registry by a
56 physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 to receive
57 low-THC cannabis from a dispensing organization.
58 (j) “Retail facility” means a facility that is used by an
59 applicant licensed to dispense low-THC cannabis.
60 (k)(e) “Smoking” means burning or igniting a substance and
61 inhaling the smoke. Smoking does not include the use of a
62 vaporizer.
63 (2) PHYSICIAN ORDERING.—
64 (a) Effective January 1, 2015, A physician licensed under
65 chapter 458 or chapter 459 who has examined and is treating a
66 patient suffering from cancer, human immunodeficiency virus,
67 acquired immune deficiency syndrome, epilepsy, amyotrophic
68 lateral sclerosis, autism, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease,
69 Parkinson’s disease, paraplegia, quadriplegia, or terminal
70 illness a physical medical condition that chronically produces
71 symptoms of seizures or severe and persistent muscle spasms may
72 order for the patient’s medical use low-THC cannabis to treat
73 such disease, disorder, or condition; or to alleviate symptoms
74 of such disease, disorder, or condition; or to alleviate
75 symptoms caused by a treatment for such disease, disorder, or
76 condition, if no other satisfactory alternative treatment
77 options exist for that patient and all of the following
78 conditions apply:
79 1.(a) The patient is a permanent resident of this state.
80 2.(b) The physician determines that the risks of ordering
81 low-THC cannabis are reasonable in light of the potential
82 benefit for that patient. If a patient is younger than 18 years
83 of age, a second physician must concur with this determination,
84 and such determination must be documented in the patient’s
85 medical record.
86 3.(c) The physician registers the patient, the patient’s
87 legal representative if requested by the patient, and himself or
88 herself as the orderer of low-THC cannabis for the named patient
89 on the compassionate use registry maintained by the department
90 and updates the registry to reflect the contents of the order.
91 If the patient is a minor, the physician must register a legal
92 representative on the compassionate use registry. The physician
93 shall deactivate the patient’s registration when treatment is
94 discontinued.
95 4.(d) The physician maintains a patient treatment plan that
96 includes the dose, route of administration, planned duration,
97 and monitoring of the patient’s symptoms and other indicators of
98 tolerance or reaction to the low-THC cannabis.
99 5.(e) The physician submits the patient treatment plan, as
100 well as any other requested medical records, quarterly to the
101 University of Florida College of Pharmacy for research on the
102 safety and efficacy of low-THC cannabis on patients pursuant to
103 subsection (8).
104 6.(f) The physician obtains the voluntary informed consent
105 of the patient or the patient’s legal guardian to treatment with
106 low-THC cannabis after sufficiently explaining the current state
107 of knowledge in the medical community of the effectiveness of
108 treatment of the patient’s conditions or symptoms condition with
109 low-THC cannabis, the medically acceptable alternatives, and the
110 potential risks and side effects.
111 (b) A physician who improperly orders low-THC cannabis is
112 subject to disciplinary action under the applicable practice act
113 and under s. 456.072(1)(k).
114 (3) PENALTIES.—
115 (a) A physician commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,
116 punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, if the
117 physician orders low-THC cannabis for a patient without a
118 reasonable belief that the patient is suffering from at least
119 one of the conditions listed in subsection (2).:
120 1. Cancer or a physical medical condition that chronically
121 produces symptoms of seizures or severe and persistent muscle
122 spasms that can be treated with low-THC cannabis; or
123 2. Symptoms of cancer or a physical medical condition that
124 chronically produces symptoms of seizures or severe and
125 persistent muscle spasms that can be alleviated with low-THC
126 cannabis.
127 (b) Any person who fraudulently represents that he or she
128 has at least one condition listed in subsection (2) cancer or a
129 physical medical condition that chronically produces symptoms of
130 seizures or severe and persistent muscle spasms to a physician
131 for the purpose of being ordered low-THC cannabis by such
132 physician commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable
133 as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
134 (4) PHYSICIAN EDUCATION.—
135 (a) Before ordering low-THC cannabis for use by a patient
136 in this state, the appropriate board shall require the ordering
137 physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 to
138 successfully complete an 8-hour course and subsequent
139 examination offered by the Florida Medical Association or the
140 Florida Osteopathic Medical Association that encompasses the
141 clinical indications for the appropriate use of low-THC
142 cannabis, the appropriate delivery mechanisms, the
143 contraindications for such use, as well as the relevant state
144 and federal laws governing the ordering, dispensing, and
145 possessing of this substance. The first course and examination
146 shall be presented by October 1, 2014, and shall be administered
147 at least annually thereafter. Successful completion of the
148 course may be used by a physician to satisfy 8 hours of the
149 continuing medical education requirements required by his or her
150 respective board for licensure renewal. This course may be
151 offered in a distance learning format.
152 (b) The appropriate board shall require the medical
153 director of each dispensing organization approved under
154 subsection (5) to successfully complete a 2-hour course and
155 subsequent examination offered by the Florida Medical
156 Association or the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association that
157 encompasses appropriate safety procedures and knowledge of low
158 THC cannabis.
159 (c) Successful completion of the course and examination
160 specified in paragraph (a) is required for every physician who
161 orders low-THC cannabis each time such physician renews his or
162 her license. In addition, successful completion of the course
163 and examination specified in paragraph (b) is required for the
164 medical director of each dispensing organization each time such
165 physician renews his or her license.
166 (d) A physician who fails to comply with this subsection
167 and who orders low-THC cannabis may be subject to disciplinary
168 action under the applicable practice act and under s.
169 456.072(1)(k).
170 (5) DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.—By January 1,
171 2015, The department shall:
172 (a) The department shall create a secure, electronic, and
173 online compassionate use registry for the registration of
174 physicians and patients as provided under this section. The
175 registry must be accessible to law enforcement agencies and to a
176 dispensing organization in order to verify patient authorization
177 for low-THC cannabis and record the low-THC cannabis dispensed.
178 The registry must prevent an active registration of a patient by
179 multiple physicians.
180 (b)1. Beginning 7 days after the effective date of this
181 act, the department shall accept applications for licensure as a
182 dispensing organization. A dispensing organization may be
183 licensed to cultivate or process low-THC cannabis or dispense
184 low-THC cannabis through a retail facility. A dispensing
185 organization may be licensed to conduct one or more of these
186 activities. The department shall review each application to
187 determine whether the applicant meets the criteria in subsection
188 (6) and qualifies for licensure.
189 2. Within 10 days after receiving an application for
190 licensure, the department shall examine the application, notify
191 the applicant of any apparent errors or omissions, and request
192 any additional information the department is allowed by law to
193 require. An application for licensure must be filed with the
194 department no later than 5 p.m. on the 30th day after the
195 effective date of this act, and all applications must be
196 complete no later than 5 p.m. on the 60th day after the
197 effective date of this act.
198 3. Once licensed, those applicants are authorized to
199 operate in any region in the state, but a dispensing
200 organization licensed to cultivate or process low-THC cannabis
201 may not have cultivation or processing facilities outside the
202 region in which it is licensed.
203 4. The department shall license a selected applicant unless
204 the applicant fails to pay the licensure fee within 10 days of
205 selection.
206 5. This section is exempt from s. 120.60(1) Authorize the
207 establishment of five dispensing organizations to ensure
208 reasonable statewide accessibility and availability as necessary
209 for patients registered in the compassionate use registry and
210 who are ordered low-THC cannabis under this section, one in each
211 of the following regions: northwest Florida, northeast Florida,
212 central Florida, southeast Florida, and southwest Florida.
213 (c) The department shall use develop an application form
214 that requires the applicant to state, as applicable:
215 1. Whether the application is for initial licensure or
216 renewal licensure;
217 2. Whether the application is for licensure as a
218 cultivator, processor, or dispenser of low-THC cannabis;
219 3. The name, the physical address, and the mailing address
220 of the applicant;
221 4. For a cultivating or processing license, the address
222 listed on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
223 certificate required in paragraph (6)(b), and the contact
224 information for the applicant and for the nursery that holds the
225 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services certificate, if
226 different from the applicant;
227 5. For a cultivating or processing license, the name,
228 address, and contact information for the operating nurseryman of
229 the organization that holds the Department of Agriculture and
230 Consumer Services certificate;
231 6. The name, address, license number, and contact
232 information for the applicant’s medical director; and
233 7. All information required to be included by subsection
234 (6).
235 (d) The department shall and impose an initial application
236 fee of $50,000, an initial licensure fee of $125,000, and a
237 biennial renewal fee of $125,000 that is sufficient to cover the
238 costs of administering this section. An applicant for approval
239 as a dispensing organization must be able to demonstrate:
240 1. The technical and technological ability to cultivate and
241 produce low-THC cannabis. The applicant must possess a valid
242 certificate of registration issued by the Department of
243 Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to s. 581.131 that is
244 issued for the cultivation of more than 400,000 plants, be
245 operated by a nurseryman as defined in s. 581.011, and have been
246 operated as a registered nursery in this state for at least 30
247 continuous years.
248 2. The ability to secure the premises, resources, and
249 personnel necessary to operate as a dispensing organization.
250 3. The ability to maintain accountability of all raw
251 materials, finished products, and any byproducts to prevent
252 diversion or unlawful access to or possession of these
253 substances.
254 4. An infrastructure reasonably located to dispense low-THC
255 cannabis to registered patients statewide or regionally as
256 determined by the department.
257 5. The financial ability to maintain operations for the
258 duration of the 2-year approval cycle, including the provision
259 of certified financials to the department. Upon approval, the
260 applicant must post a $5 million performance bond.
261 6. That all owners and managers have been fingerprinted and
262 have successfully passed a level 2 background screening pursuant
263 to s. 435.04.
264 7. The employment of a medical director who is a physician
265 licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 to supervise the
266 activities of the dispensing organization.
267 (e) The department shall inspect each dispensing
268 organization’s properties, cultivation facilities, processing
269 facilities, or retail facilities according to its licensure
270 before they begin operations and at least once every 2 years
271 thereafter. The department may conduct additional announced or
272 unannounced inspections, including followup inspections, at
273 reasonable hours in order to ensure that such properties or
274 facilities maintain compliance with all applicable requirements
275 in subsections (6) and (7) and to ensure that the dispensing
276 organization has not committed any act that would endanger the
277 health, safety, or security of a qualified patient, a dispensing
278 organization staff member, or the community in which the
279 dispensing organization is located. Licensure under this section
280 constitutes permission for the department to enter and inspect
281 the premises or facilities of any dispensing organization. A
282 dispensing organization must make all facility premises,
283 equipment, documents, low-THC cannabis, and low-THC cannabis
284 products available, as applicable, to the department upon
285 inspection. The department may test any low-THC cannabis or low
286 THC cannabis product in order to ensure that it is safe for
287 human consumption and that it meets the requirements in this
288 section.
289 (f) The department may suspend or revoke a license, deny or
290 refuse to renew a license, or impose an administrative penalty
291 not to exceed $10,000 for the following acts or omissions:
292 1. Violating this section or department rule.
293 2. Failing to maintain qualifications for licensure.
294 3. Endangering the health, safety, or security of a
295 qualified patient.
296 4. Improperly disclosing personal and confidential
297 information of a qualified patient.
298 5. Attempting to procure a license by bribery or fraudulent
299 misrepresentation.
300 6. Being convicted or found guilty of, or entering a plea
301 of nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a crime in
302 any jurisdiction which directly relates to the business of a
303 dispensing organization.
304 7. Making or filing a report or record that the licensee
305 knows to be false.
306 8. Willfully failing to maintain a record required by this
307 section or department rule.
308 9. Willfully impeding or obstructing an employee or agent
309 of the department in the furtherance of his or her official
310 duties.
311 10. Engaging in fraud or deceit, negligence, incompetence,
312 or misconduct in the business practices of a dispensing
313 organization.
314 11. Making misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent
315 representations in or related to the business practices of a
316 dispensing organization.
317 12. Having a license or the authority to engage in any
318 regulated profession, occupation, or business that is related to
319 the business practices of a dispensing organization revoked,
320 suspended, or otherwise acted against, including the denial of
321 licensure, by the licensing authority of any jurisdiction,
322 including its agencies or subdivisions, for a violation that
323 would constitute a violation under state law. A licensing
324 authority’s acceptance of a relinquishment of licensure or a
325 stipulation, consent order, or other settlement, offered in
326 response to or in anticipation of the filing of charges against
327 the license, shall be construed as an action against the
328 license.
329 13. Violating a lawful order of the department or an agency
330 of the state, or failing to comply with a lawfully issued
331 subpoena of the department or an agency of the state.
332 (g) The department shall create a permitting process for
333 all dispensing organization vehicles used for the transportation
334 of low-THC cannabis or low-THC cannabis products.
335 (h)(c) The department shall monitor physician registration
336 and ordering of low-THC cannabis for ordering practices that
337 could facilitate unlawful diversion or misuse of low-THC
338 cannabis and take disciplinary action as indicated.
339 (i)(d) The department shall adopt rules as necessary to
340 implement this section.
341 (6) DISPENSING ORGANIZATION.—
342 (a) An applicant seeking licensure as a dispensing
343 organization, or the renewal of its license, must submit an
344 application to the department. An applicant may seek licensure
345 as a dispensing organization to cultivate, process, or dispense
346 low-THC cannabis. Each function of the dispensing organization
347 requires separate licensure; however, an applicant may seek
348 licensure for more than one function. The department must review
349 all applications for completeness, including an appropriate
350 inspection of the applicant’s property or facilities, as
351 applicable, to verify the authenticity of the information
352 provided in, or in connection with, the application. An
353 applicant authorizes the department to inspect his or her
354 property or facilities for licensure by applying under this
355 subsection.
356 (b) In order to receive or maintain licensure as a
357 dispensing organization, an applicant must provide proof that:
358 1. For a cultivating or processing license, the applicant,
359 or a separate entity that is owned solely by the same persons or
360 entities in the same ratio as the applicant, possesses a valid
361 certificate of registration issued by the Department of
362 Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to s. 581.131 for the
363 cultivation of more than 400,000 plants, is operated by a
364 nurseryman as defined in s. 581.011, and has been operated as a
365 registered nursery in this state for at least 30 continuous
366 years.
367 2. For a cultivating or processing license, the personnel
368 on staff or under contract for the applicant have experience
369 cultivating and introducing multiple varieties of plants in this
370 state, including plants that are not native to Florida;
371 experience with propagating plants; and experience with genetic
372 modification or breeding of plants.
373 3. For a cultivating or processing license, the personnel
374 on staff or under contract for the applicant include at least
375 one person who:
376 a. Has at least 5 years’ experience with United States
377 Department of Agriculture Good Agricultural Practices and Good
378 Handling Practices;
379 b. Has at least 5 years’ experience with United States Food
380 and Drug Administration Good Manufacturing Practices for food
381 production;
382 c. Has a doctorate degree in organic chemistry or
383 microbiology;
384 d. Has at least 5 years’ of experience with laboratory
385 procedures which includes analytical laboratory quality control
386 measures, chain of custody procedures, and analytical laboratory
387 methods;
388 e. Has experience with cannabis cultivation and processing,
389 including cannabis extraction techniques and producing cannabis
390 products;
391 f. Has experience and qualifications in chain of custody or
392 other tracking mechanisms;
393 g. Works solely on inventory control; and
394 h. Works solely for security purposes.
395 4. The persons who have a direct or indirect interest in
396 any dispensing organization and the applicant’s managers,
397 employees, and contractors who directly interact with low-THC
398 cannabis or low-THC cannabis products have been fingerprinted
399 and have successfully passed a level 2 background screening
400 pursuant to s. 435.04.
401 5. For a cultivating or processing license, the applicant
402 owns, or has at least a 2-year lease of, all properties,
403 facilities, and equipment necessary for the cultivation and
404 processing of low-THC cannabis. The applicant must provide a
405 detailed description of each facility and its equipment, a
406 cultivation and processing plan, and a detailed floor plan. The
407 description must include proof that:
408 a. The applicant is capable of sufficient cultivation and
409 processing to serve at least 15,000 patients with an assumed
410 daily use of 1,000 mg per patient per day of low-THC cannabis or
411 low-THC cannabis product;
412 b. The applicant has arranged for access to all utilities
413 and resources necessary to cultivate or process low-THC cannabis
414 at each listed facility; and
415 c. Each facility is secured and has theft-prevention
416 systems including an alarm system, cameras, and 24-hour security
417 personnel.
418 6. The applicant has diversion and tracking prevention
419 procedures, as applicable, including:
420 a. A system for tracking low-THC material through
421 cultivation, processing, or dispensing, including the use of
422 batch and harvest numbers;
423 b. An inventory control system for low-THC cannabis and
424 low-THC cannabis products;
425 c. A vehicle tracking and security system; and
426 d. A cannabis waste-disposal plan.
427 7. The applicant has recordkeeping policies and procedures
428 in place.
429 8. The applicant has a facility emergency management plan.
430 9. For a dispensing license, the applicant has a plan for
431 dispensing low-THC cannabis throughout the state. This plan must
432 include planned retail facilities and a delivery plan for
433 providing low-THC cannabis and low-THC cannabis products to
434 qualified patients who cannot travel to a retail facility.
435 10. The applicant has financial documentation, as
436 applicable, including:
437 a. Documentation that demonstrates the applicant’s
438 financial ability to operate. If the applicant’s assets, credit,
439 and projected revenues meet or exceed projected liabilities and
440 expenses and the applicant provides independent evidence that
441 the funds necessary for startup costs, working capital, and
442 contingency financing exist and are available as needed, the
443 applicant has demonstrated the financial ability to operate.
444 Financial ability to operate must be documented by:
445 I. The applicant’s audited financial statements. If the
446 applicant is a newly formed entity and does not have a financial
447 history of business upon which audited financial statements may
448 be submitted, the applicant must provide audited financial
449 statements for the separate entity that is owned solely by the
450 same persons or entities in the same ratio as the applicant;
451 II. The applicant’s projected financial statements,
452 including a balance sheet, an income and expense statement, and
453 a statement of cash flow for the first 2 years of operation,
454 which provides evidence that the applicant has sufficient
455 assets, credit, and projected revenues to cover liabilities and
456 expenses; and
457 III. A statement of the applicant’s estimated startup costs
458 and sources of funds, including a break-even projection and
459 documentation demonstrating that the applicant has the ability
460 to fund all startup costs, working capital costs, and
461 contingency financing requirements.
462
463 All documents required under this sub-subparagraph shall be
464 prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
465 principles and signed by a certified public accountant. The
466 statements required by sub-sub-subparagraphs II. and III. may be
467 presented as a compilation;
468 b. A list of all subsidiaries of the applicant;
469 c. A list of all lawsuits pending and completed within the
470 past 7 years of which the applicant was a party; and
471 d. Proof of a $1 million performance and compliance bond,
472 or other equivalent means of security deemed equivalent by the
473 department, such as an irrevocable letter of credit or a deposit
474 in a trust account or financial institution, payable to the
475 department, which must be posted once the applicant is approved
476 as a dispensing organization. The purpose of the bond is to
477 secure payment of any administrative penalties imposed by the
478 department and any fees and costs incurred by the department
479 regarding the dispensing organization license, such as the
480 dispensing organization failing to pay 30 days after the fine or
481 costs become final. The department may make a claim against such
482 bond or security until 1 year after the dispensing
483 organization’s license ceases to be valid or until 60 days after
484 any administrative or legal proceeding authorized in this
485 section involving the dispensing organization concludes,
486 including any appeal, whichever occurs later.
487 11. The employment of a medical director who is a physician
488 licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 to supervise the
489 activities of the dispensing organization.
490 (c) An approved dispensing organization shall maintain
491 compliance with the criteria in paragraphs (b), (d), and (e) and
492 subsection (7) demonstrated for selection and approval as a
493 dispensing organization under subsection (5) at all times.
494 Before dispensing low-THC cannabis or low-THC cannabis products
495 to a qualified patient or to the qualified patient’s legal
496 representative, the dispensing organization shall verify the
497 identity of the qualified patient or the qualified patient’s
498 legal representative by requiring the qualified patient or the
499 qualified patient’s legal representative to produce a
500 government-issued identification card and shall verify that the
501 qualified patient and the qualified patient’s legal
502 representative have has an active registration in the
503 compassionate use registry, that the order presented matches the
504 order contents as recorded in the registry, and that the order
505 has not already been filled. Upon dispensing the low-THC
506 cannabis, the dispensing organization shall record in the
507 registry the date, time, quantity, and form of low-THC cannabis
508 dispensed.
509 (d) A dispensing organization may have cultivation
510 facilities, processing facilities, or retail facilities.
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513 And the title is amended as follows:
514 Delete lines 19 - 68
515 and insert:
516 dates; authorizing applicants to operate in any region
517 of the state; prohibiting a dispensing organization
518 from having cultivation or processing facilities
519 outside the region in which it is licensed; requiring
520 licensure fees to paid within a specified timeframe;
521 providing an exemption for the application process;
522 requiring the department to use an application form
523 that requires specified information from the
524 applicant; requiring the department to impose
525 specified application fees; requiring the department
526 to inspect each dispensing organization’s properties,
527 cultivation facilities, processing facilities, or
528 retail facilities before those facilities may operate;
529 authorizing followup inspections at reasonable hours;
530 providing that licensure constitutes permission for
531 the department to enter and inspect the premises or
532 facilities of any dispensing organization; authorizing
533 the department to inspect any licensed dispensing
534 organization; requiring dispensing organizations to
535 make all facility premises, equipment, documents, low
536 THC cannabis, and low-THC cannabis products, as
537 applicable, available to the department upon
538 inspection; authorizing the department to test low-THC
539 cannabis or low-THC cannabis products; authorizing the
540 department to suspend or revoke a license, deny or
541 refuse to renew a license, or impose a maximum
542 administrative penalty for specified acts or
543 omissions; requiring the department to create a
544 permitting process for vehicles used for the
545 transportation of low-THC cannabis or low-THC cannabis
546 products; authorizing the department to adopt rules as
547 necessary for implementation of specified provisions
548 and procedures, and to provide specified guidance;
549 providing procedures and requirements for an applicant
550 seeking licensure as a dispensing organization or the
551 renewal of its license; requiring the dispensing
552 organization to verify specified information of
553 specified persons in certain circumstances;
554 authorizing a dispensing organization to have
555 cultivation facilities, processing facilities, or
556 retail facilities; authorizing a retail facility