A bill for an act relating to the licensure of medical cannabidiol dispensaries.

This bill increases Iowa's maximum number of licensed medical cannabidiol (CBD) dispensaries from five to ten. It allows a single business to hold up to three dispensary licenses and removes a previous requirement that dispensaries begin operations by December 1, 2018. The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services will issue new licenses annually by December 1, managing the expanded licensing system. This directly affects existing and new CBD dispensaries seeking to operate in Iowa under the updated rules.