Florida Senate - 2016 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SB 460 Ì917446=Î917446 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House Comm: UNFAV . 02/04/2016 . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Clemens) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Before line 16 4 insert: 5 Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section 6 381.986, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 7 381.986 Compassionate use of low-THC cannabis.— 8 (5) DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.—By January 1, 2015, the 9 department shall: 10 (b) Authorize the establishment of five dispensing 11 organizations to ensure reasonable statewide accessibility and 12 availability as necessary for patients registered in the 13 compassionate use registry and who are ordered low-THC cannabis 14 under this section, one in each of the following regions: 15 northwest Florida, northeast Florida, central Florida, southeast 16 Florida, and southwest Florida. The department shall develop an 17 application form and impose an initial application and biennial 18 renewal fee that is sufficient to cover the costs of 19 administering this section. An applicant for approval as a 20 dispensing organization must be able to demonstrate: 21 1. The technical and technological ability to cultivate and 22 produce low-THC cannabis. The applicant must possess a valid 23 certificate of registration issued by the Department of 24 Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to s. 581.131 that is 25 issued for the cultivation of more than 400,000 plants, be 26 operated by a nurseryman as defined in s. 581.011 or an 27 individual engaged in a similar agricultural activity, and have 28 been operated as a registered nursery in this state for at least 29 1030continuous years. 30 2. The ability to secure the premises, resources, and 31 personnel necessary to operate as a dispensing organization. 32 3. The ability to maintain accountability of all raw 33 materials, finished products, and any byproducts to prevent 34 diversion or unlawful access to or possession of these 35 substances. 36 4. An infrastructure reasonably located to dispense low-THC 37 cannabis to registered patients statewide or regionally as 38 determined by the department. 39 5. The financial ability to maintain operations for the 40 duration of the 2-year approval cycle, including the provision 41 of certified financials to the department. Upon approval, the 42 applicant must post a $5 million performance bond. 43 6. That all owners and managers have been fingerprinted and 44 have successfully passed a level 2 background screening pursuant 45 to s. 435.04. 46 7. The employment of a medical director who is a physician 47 licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 to supervise the 48 activities of the dispensing organization. 49 50 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 51 And the title is amended as follows: 52 Delete line 3 53 and insert: 54 terminal conditions; amending s. 381.986, F.S.; 55 revising requirements for an applicant seeking 56 approval as a dispensing organization; amending s. 57 499.0295, F.S.;