Florida Senate - 2016                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 460
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Bullard moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (369986) 
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    3         Delete lines 298 - 349
    4  and insert:
    5  from any other plant. At least 75 percent of the cannabis grown
    6  must be low-THC cannabis.
    7         3. Must inspect seeds and growing plants for plant pests
    8  that endanger or threaten the horticultural and agricultural
    9  interests of the state, notify the Department of Agriculture and
   10  Consumer Services within 10 calendar days after a determination
   11  that a plant is infested or infected by such plant pest, and
   12  implement and maintain phytosanitary policies and procedures.
   13         4. Must perform fumigation or treatment of plants, or the
   14  removal and destruction of infested or infected plants, in
   15  accordance with chapter 581 and any rule adopted thereunder.
   16         (b) When processing low-THC cannabis or medical cannabis, a
   17  dispensing organization must:
   18         1. Process the low-THC cannabis or medical cannabis within
   19  an enclosed structure and in a room separate from other plants
   20  or products. At least 75 percent of the cannabis processed must
   21  be low-THC cannabis.
   22         2. Test the processed low-THC cannabis and medical cannabis
   23  before they are dispensed. Results must be verified and signed
   24  by two dispensing organization employees. Before dispensing low
   25  THC cannabis, the dispensing organization must determine that
   26  the test results indicate that the low-THC cannabis meets the
   27  definition of low-THC cannabis and, for medical cannabis and
   28  low-THC cannabis, that all medical cannabis and low-THC cannabis
   29  are safe for human consumption and free from contaminants that
   30  are unsafe for human consumption. The dispensing organization
   31  must retain records of all testing and samples of each
   32  homogenous batch of cannabis and low-THC cannabis for at least 9
   33  months. The dispensing organization must contract with an
   34  independent testing laboratory to perform audits on the
   35  dispensing organization’s standard operating procedures, testing
   36  records, and samples and provide the results to the department
   37  to confirm that the low-THC cannabis or medical cannabis meets
   38  the requirements of this section and that the medical cannabis
   39  and low-THC cannabis are safe for human consumption.
   40         3. Package the low-THC cannabis or medical cannabis in
   41  compliance with the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970, 15
   42  U.S.C. ss. 1471 et seq.
   43         4. Package the low-THC cannabis or medical cannabis in a
   44  receptacle that has a firmly affixed and legible label stating
   45  the following information:
   46         a. A statement that the low-THC cannabis or medical
   47  cannabis meets the requirements of subparagraph 2.;
   48         b. The name of the dispensing organization from which the
   49  medical cannabis or low-THC cannabis originates; and
   50         c. The batch number and harvest number from which the
   51  medical cannabis or low-THC cannabis originates.
   52         5. Reserve two processed samples from each batch and retain
   53  such samples for at least 9 months for the purpose of testing
   54  pursuant to the audit required under subparagraph 2.
   55         (c) When dispensing low-THC cannabis, medical cannabis, or
   56  a cannabis delivery device, a dispensing organization:
   57         1. May not dispense more than a 45-day supply of low-THC
   58  cannabis or medical cannabis to a patient or the patient’s legal
   59  representative, and at least 75 percent of the cannabis
   60  dispensed must be low-THC cannabis.