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CS/CS/HB 843: Cannabis

GENERAL BILL by Judiciary Committee; Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Gaetz; Edwards; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Ahern; Antone; Bracy; Caldwell; Campbell; Clelland; Combee; Cruz; Danish; Dudley; Fitzenhagen; Fresen; Hood; Hooper; Hutson; Jones, S.; Kerner; Mayfield; McGhee; Moskowitz; Nelson; Peters; Pigman; Pilon; Raschein; Rehwinkel Vasilinda; Richardson; Rooney; Saunders; Schwartz; Smith; Stewart; Van Zant; Watson, C.; Wood

Cannabis; Authorizes specified physicians to order low-THC cannabis for use by specified patients; provides conditions; prohibits specified acts by physicians or persons seeking low-THC cannabis; requires physician education; requires DOH to create compassionate use registry & authorize specified number of dispensing organizations; authorizes certain medical centers to conduct research on cannabidiol & low-THC cannabis; requires DOH to establish Office of Compassionate Use; authorizes state universities with both medical & agricultural programs to conduct specified research on cannabidiol & low-THC cannabis; authorizes use of research funds for such research. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died pending review of CS, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1030 (Ch. 2014-157), SB 1700 (Ch. 2014-158)
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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/6/2014 House • Filed
2/14/2014 House • Referred to Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Appropriations Committee; Judiciary Committee -HJ 72
3/3/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice Subcommittee, 03/05/14, 9:00 am, Sumner Hall
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 72
3/5/2014 House • CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee; YEAS 12 NAYS 1 -HJ 219
3/10/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Criminal Justice Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 214
3/13/2014 House • Now in Appropriations Committee -HJ 277
3/18/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee, 03/20/14, 12:00 pm, Webster Hall
3/20/2014 House • Favorable by Appropriations Committee; YEAS 24 NAYS 0 -HJ 326
• Now in Judiciary Committee -HJ 326
4/20/2014 House • PCS on Committee agenda-- Judiciary Committee, 04/21/14, 10:45 am, Sumner Hall
4/21/2014 House • CS/CS by- Judiciary Committee; YEAS 15 NAYS 3 -HJ 599
4/22/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Judiciary Committee read 1st time -HJ 597
5/2/2014 House • Died pending review of CS, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/SB 1030 (Ch. 2014-157), SB 1700 (Ch. 2014-158)