RELATING TO MEDICAL CANNABIS.

Increased the number of qualifying patients a primary caregiver can care for from one to five, with exceptions for parents/guardians of multiple minor patients.

Extended the sunset date for Department of Health personnel and contract exemptions from civil service requirements from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2027.

Extended the sunset date for interim rules adopted by the Department of Health from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2027.

Set the bill's effective date retroactively to December 31, 2050.

Added a requirement that each cultivation location used by primary caregivers can serve no more than five qualifying patients.

Extends the sunset date for civil service exemption of Department of Health personnel from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2029, and extends interim rule authority from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2027.

Retroactively reinstates the ability for primary caregivers to cultivate medical cannabis for qualifying patients effective January 1, 2025, reversing a previous prohibition.

Clarifies administrative penalty procedures and appeal processes for violations of medical cannabis regulations.

Updates authorized sources of medical cannabis to explicitly include cultivation by primary caregivers as a legal option.

Primary caregivers are now explicitly authorized to cultivate cannabis for qualifying patients, reversing a proposed restriction that would have prohibited this practice after December 31, 2024.

The sunset date for civil service exemptions for Department of Health personnel was extended from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2029.

The sunset date for interim rules adopted by the Department of Health was extended from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2027.

Clarified administrative penalty procedures, including notice requirements, appeal timelines, and the process for seeking contested case hearings.

Updated cultivation limits to specify that each cultivation location may be used by no more than five qualifying patients.

Retroactively repeals the prohibition on primary caregivers cultivating cannabis for qualifying patients, restoring their ability to grow adequate supplies.

Extends the sunset date for civil service exemptions for Department of Health personnel from June 30, 2025 to June 30, 2029.

Extends the effective date of interim medical cannabis rules from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 2027.

Clarifies administrative penalty procedures and enforcement mechanisms for medical cannabis violations.

Updates section references and corrects statutory citations throughout the medical cannabis chapter.

Primary caregivers are now authorized to cultivate medical cannabis for up to five qualifying patients per location, reversing a previous prohibition that would have taken effect after December 31, 2024.

The sunset date for interim rules governing the medical cannabis program is extended from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2027.

The civil service exemption for Department of Health personnel and contracts related to medical cannabis is extended from June 30, 2025, to June 30, 2029.

New provisions authorize the Department of Health to impose administrative penalties, including fines up to $5,000 per violation, and to issue cease and desist orders for violations of the medical cannabis laws.

Updated the maximum number of patients a primary caregiver can care for from one to five, with specific exceptions for parents or guardians of multiple minor qualifying patients.