Florida Senate - 2015                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 7066
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Clemens moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 149 - 674
    4  and insert:
    5         (c) “Dispensing organization” means an applicant licensed
    6  organization approved by the department to cultivate or ,
    7  process low-THC cannabis, and or dispense low-THC cannabis
    8  through a retail facility pursuant to this section.
    9         (d) “Harvest” means a specifically identified and numbered
   10  quantity of low-THC cannabis cultivated using the same
   11  herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides and harvested at the same
   12  time from a single facility.
   13         (e) “Independent testing laboratory” means a laboratory,
   14  and the managers, employees, or contractors of the laboratory,
   15  which have no direct or indirect interest in a dispensing
   16  organization.
   17         (f)(b) “Low-THC cannabis” means a plant of the genus
   18  Cannabis, the dried flowers of which contain 0.8 percent or less
   19  of tetrahydrocannabinol and more than 10 percent of cannabidiol
   20  weight for weight; the seeds thereof; the resin extracted from
   21  any part of such plant; or any compound, manufacture, salt,
   22  derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant or its seeds
   23  or resin that is dispensed only from a dispensing organization.
   24         (g) “Low-THC cannabis product” means any product derived
   25  from low-THC cannabis, including the resin extracted from any
   26  part of such plant or any compound, manufacture, salt,
   27  derivative, mixture, or preparation of such plant or its seeds
   28  or resin which is dispensed from a dispensing organization. Low
   29  THC cannabis products include, but are not limited to, oils,
   30  tinctures, creams, encapsulations, and food products. Low-THC
   31  cannabis food products may not include candy or similar
   32  confectionary products that appeal to children. All low-THC
   33  cannabis products must maintain concentrations, weight for
   34  weight, of 0.8 percent or less of tetrahydrocannabinol and more
   35  than 10 percent of cannabidiol.
   36         (h)(c) “Medical use” means administration of the ordered
   37  amount of low-THC cannabis. The term does not include:
   38         1. The possession, use, or administration by smoking.
   39         2.The term also does not include The transfer of low-THC
   40  cannabis to a person other than the qualified patient for whom
   41  it was ordered or the qualified patient’s legal representative
   42  who is registered in the compassionate use registry on behalf of
   43  the qualified patient.
   44         3. The use or administration of low-THC cannabis or low-THC
   45  cannabis products:
   46         a. On any form of public transportation.
   47         b. In any public place.
   48         c. In a registered qualified patient’s place of work, if
   49  restricted by his or her employer.
   50         d. In a correctional facility.
   51         e. On the grounds of any preschool, primary school, or
   52  secondary school.
   53         f. On a school bus.
   54         (i)(d) “Qualified patient” means a resident of this state
   55  who has been added to the compassionate use registry by a
   56  physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 to receive
   57  low-THC cannabis from a dispensing organization.
   58         (j) “Retail facility” means a facility that is used by an
   59  applicant licensed to dispense low-THC cannabis.
   60         (k)(e) “Smoking” means burning or igniting a substance and
   61  inhaling the smoke. Smoking does not include the use of a
   62  vaporizer.
   63         (2) PHYSICIAN ORDERING.—
   64         (a)Effective January 1, 2015, A physician licensed under
   65  chapter 458 or chapter 459 who has examined and is treating a
   66  patient suffering from cancer, human immunodeficiency virus,
   67  acquired immune deficiency syndrome, epilepsy, amyotrophic
   68  lateral sclerosis, autism, multiple sclerosis, Crohn’s disease,
   69  Parkinson’s disease, paraplegia, quadriplegia, or terminal
   70  illness a physical medical condition that chronically produces
   71  symptoms of seizures or severe and persistent muscle spasms may
   72  order for the patient’s medical use low-THC cannabis to treat
   73  such disease, disorder, or condition; or to alleviate symptoms
   74  of such disease, disorder, or condition; or to alleviate
   75  symptoms caused by a treatment for such disease, disorder, or
   76  condition, if no other satisfactory alternative treatment
   77  options exist for that patient and all of the following
   78  conditions apply:
   79         1.(a) The patient is a permanent resident of this state.
   80         2.(b) The physician determines that the risks of ordering
   81  low-THC cannabis are reasonable in light of the potential
   82  benefit for that patient. If a patient is younger than 18 years
   83  of age, a second physician must concur with this determination,
   84  and such determination must be documented in the patient’s
   85  medical record.
   86         3.(c) The physician registers the patient, the patient’s
   87  legal representative if requested by the patient, and himself or
   88  herself as the orderer of low-THC cannabis for the named patient
   89  on the compassionate use registry maintained by the department
   90  and updates the registry to reflect the contents of the order.
   91  If the patient is a minor, the physician must register a legal
   92  representative on the compassionate use registry. The physician
   93  shall deactivate the patient’s registration when treatment is
   94  discontinued.
   95         4.(d) The physician maintains a patient treatment plan that
   96  includes the dose, route of administration, planned duration,
   97  and monitoring of the patient’s symptoms and other indicators of
   98  tolerance or reaction to the low-THC cannabis.
   99         5.(e) The physician submits the patient treatment plan, as
  100  well as any other requested medical records, quarterly to the
  101  University of Florida College of Pharmacy for research on the
  102  safety and efficacy of low-THC cannabis on patients pursuant to
  103  subsection (8).
  104         6.(f) The physician obtains the voluntary informed consent
  105  of the patient or the patient’s legal guardian to treatment with
  106  low-THC cannabis after sufficiently explaining the current state
  107  of knowledge in the medical community of the effectiveness of
  108  treatment of the patient’s conditions or symptoms condition with
  109  low-THC cannabis, the medically acceptable alternatives, and the
  110  potential risks and side effects.
  111         (b)A physician who improperly orders low-THC cannabis is
  112  subject to disciplinary action under the applicable practice act
  113  and under s. 456.072(1)(k).
  114         (3) PENALTIES.—
  115         (a) A physician commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,
  116  punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, if the
  117  physician orders low-THC cannabis for a patient without a
  118  reasonable belief that the patient is suffering from at least
  119  one of the conditions listed in subsection (2).:
  120         1. Cancer or a physical medical condition that chronically
  121  produces symptoms of seizures or severe and persistent muscle
  122  spasms that can be treated with low-THC cannabis; or
  123         2. Symptoms of cancer or a physical medical condition that
  124  chronically produces symptoms of seizures or severe and
  125  persistent muscle spasms that can be alleviated with low-THC
  126  cannabis.
  127         (b) Any person who fraudulently represents that he or she
  128  has at least one condition listed in subsection (2) cancer or a
  129  physical medical condition that chronically produces symptoms of
  130  seizures or severe and persistent muscle spasms to a physician
  131  for the purpose of being ordered low-THC cannabis by such
  132  physician commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable
  133  as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
  134         (4) PHYSICIAN EDUCATION.—
  135         (a) Before ordering low-THC cannabis for use by a patient
  136  in this state, the appropriate board shall require the ordering
  137  physician licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 to
  138  successfully complete an 8-hour course and subsequent
  139  examination offered by the Florida Medical Association or the
  140  Florida Osteopathic Medical Association that encompasses the
  141  clinical indications for the appropriate use of low-THC
  142  cannabis, the appropriate delivery mechanisms, the
  143  contraindications for such use, as well as the relevant state
  144  and federal laws governing the ordering, dispensing, and
  145  possessing of this substance. The first course and examination
  146  shall be presented by October 1, 2014, and shall be administered
  147  at least annually thereafter. Successful completion of the
  148  course may be used by a physician to satisfy 8 hours of the
  149  continuing medical education requirements required by his or her
  150  respective board for licensure renewal. This course may be
  151  offered in a distance learning format.
  152         (b) The appropriate board shall require the medical
  153  director of each dispensing organization approved under
  154  subsection (5) to successfully complete a 2-hour course and
  155  subsequent examination offered by the Florida Medical
  156  Association or the Florida Osteopathic Medical Association that
  157  encompasses appropriate safety procedures and knowledge of low
  158  THC cannabis.
  159         (c) Successful completion of the course and examination
  160  specified in paragraph (a) is required for every physician who
  161  orders low-THC cannabis each time such physician renews his or
  162  her license. In addition, successful completion of the course
  163  and examination specified in paragraph (b) is required for the
  164  medical director of each dispensing organization each time such
  165  physician renews his or her license.
  166         (d) A physician who fails to comply with this subsection
  167  and who orders low-THC cannabis may be subject to disciplinary
  168  action under the applicable practice act and under s.
  169  456.072(1)(k).
  170         (5) DUTIES AND POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.—By January 1,
  171  2015, The department shall:
  172         (a) The department shall create a secure, electronic, and
  173  online compassionate use registry for the registration of
  174  physicians and patients as provided under this section. The
  175  registry must be accessible to law enforcement agencies and to a
  176  dispensing organization in order to verify patient authorization
  177  for low-THC cannabis and record the low-THC cannabis dispensed.
  178  The registry must prevent an active registration of a patient by
  179  multiple physicians.
  180         (b)1.Beginning 7 days after the effective date of this
  181  act, the department shall accept applications for licensure as a
  182  dispensing organization. A dispensing organization may be
  183  licensed to cultivate or process low-THC cannabis or dispense
  184  low-THC cannabis through a retail facility. A dispensing
  185  organization may be licensed to conduct one or more of these
  186  activities. The department shall review each application to
  187  determine whether the applicant meets the criteria in subsection
  188  (6) and qualifies for licensure.
  189         2. Within 10 days after receiving an application for
  190  licensure, the department shall examine the application, notify
  191  the applicant of any apparent errors or omissions, and request
  192  any additional information the department is allowed by law to
  193  require. An application for licensure must be filed with the
  194  department no later than 5 p.m. on the 30th day after the
  195  effective date of this act, and all applications must be
  196  complete no later than 5 p.m. on the 60th day after the
  197  effective date of this act.
  198         3. Once licensed, those applicants are authorized to
  199  operate in any region in the state, but a dispensing
  200  organization licensed to cultivate or process low-THC cannabis
  201  may not have cultivation or processing facilities outside the
  202  region in which it is licensed.
  203         4.The department shall license a selected applicant unless
  204  the applicant fails to pay the licensure fee within 10 days of
  205  selection.
  206         5.This section is exempt from s. 120.60(1) Authorize the
  207  establishment of five dispensing organizations to ensure
  208  reasonable statewide accessibility and availability as necessary
  209  for patients registered in the compassionate use registry and
  210  who are ordered low-THC cannabis under this section, one in each
  211  of the following regions: northwest Florida, northeast Florida,
  212  central Florida, southeast Florida, and southwest Florida.
  213         (c) The department shall use develop an application form
  214  that requires the applicant to state, as applicable:
  215         1. Whether the application is for initial licensure or
  216  renewal licensure;
  217         2. Whether the application is for licensure as a
  218  cultivator, processor, or dispenser of low-THC cannabis;
  219         3. The name, the physical address, and the mailing address
  220  of the applicant;
  221         4. For a cultivating or processing license, the address
  222  listed on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
  223  certificate required in paragraph (6)(b), and the contact
  224  information for the applicant and for the nursery that holds the
  225  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services certificate, if
  226  different from the applicant;
  227         5. For a cultivating or processing license, the name,
  228  address, and contact information for the operating nurseryman of
  229  the organization that holds the Department of Agriculture and
  230  Consumer Services certificate;
  231         6. The name, address, license number, and contact
  232  information for the applicant’s medical director; and
  233         7. All information required to be included by subsection
  234  (6).
  235         (d) The department shall and impose an initial application
  236  fee of $50,000, an initial licensure fee of $125,000, and a
  237  biennial renewal fee of $125,000 that is sufficient to cover the
  238  costs of administering this section. An applicant for approval
  239  as a dispensing organization must be able to demonstrate:
  240         1. The technical and technological ability to cultivate and
  241  produce low-THC cannabis. The applicant must possess a valid
  242  certificate of registration issued by the Department of
  243  Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to s. 581.131 that is
  244  issued for the cultivation of more than 400,000 plants, be
  245  operated by a nurseryman as defined in s. 581.011, and have been
  246  operated as a registered nursery in this state for at least 30
  247  continuous years.
  248         2. The ability to secure the premises, resources, and
  249  personnel necessary to operate as a dispensing organization.
  250         3. The ability to maintain accountability of all raw
  251  materials, finished products, and any byproducts to prevent
  252  diversion or unlawful access to or possession of these
  253  substances.
  254         4. An infrastructure reasonably located to dispense low-THC
  255  cannabis to registered patients statewide or regionally as
  256  determined by the department.
  257         5. The financial ability to maintain operations for the
  258  duration of the 2-year approval cycle, including the provision
  259  of certified financials to the department. Upon approval, the
  260  applicant must post a $5 million performance bond.
  261         6. That all owners and managers have been fingerprinted and
  262  have successfully passed a level 2 background screening pursuant
  263  to s. 435.04.
  264         7. The employment of a medical director who is a physician
  265  licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 to supervise the
  266  activities of the dispensing organization.
  267         (e) The department shall inspect each dispensing
  268  organization’s properties, cultivation facilities, processing
  269  facilities, or retail facilities according to its licensure
  270  before they begin operations and at least once every 2 years
  271  thereafter. The department may conduct additional announced or
  272  unannounced inspections, including followup inspections, at
  273  reasonable hours in order to ensure that such properties or
  274  facilities maintain compliance with all applicable requirements
  275  in subsections (6) and (7) and to ensure that the dispensing
  276  organization has not committed any act that would endanger the
  277  health, safety, or security of a qualified patient, a dispensing
  278  organization staff member, or the community in which the
  279  dispensing organization is located. Licensure under this section
  280  constitutes permission for the department to enter and inspect
  281  the premises or facilities of any dispensing organization. A
  282  dispensing organization must make all facility premises,
  283  equipment, documents, low-THC cannabis, and low-THC cannabis
  284  products available, as applicable, to the department upon
  285  inspection. The department may test any low-THC cannabis or low
  286  THC cannabis product in order to ensure that it is safe for
  287  human consumption and that it meets the requirements in this
  288  section.
  289         (f)The department may suspend or revoke a license, deny or
  290  refuse to renew a license, or impose an administrative penalty
  291  not to exceed $10,000 for the following acts or omissions:
  292         1.Violating this section or department rule.
  293         2.Failing to maintain qualifications for licensure.
  294         3.Endangering the health, safety, or security of a
  295  qualified patient.
  296         4.Improperly disclosing personal and confidential
  297  information of a qualified patient.
  298         5.Attempting to procure a license by bribery or fraudulent
  299  misrepresentation.
  300         6.Being convicted or found guilty of, or entering a plea
  301  of nolo contendere to, regardless of adjudication, a crime in
  302  any jurisdiction which directly relates to the business of a
  303  dispensing organization.
  304         7.Making or filing a report or record that the licensee
  305  knows to be false.
  306         8.Willfully failing to maintain a record required by this
  307  section or department rule.
  308         9.Willfully impeding or obstructing an employee or agent
  309  of the department in the furtherance of his or her official
  310  duties.
  311         10.Engaging in fraud or deceit, negligence, incompetence,
  312  or misconduct in the business practices of a dispensing
  313  organization.
  314         11.Making misleading, deceptive, or fraudulent
  315  representations in or related to the business practices of a
  316  dispensing organization.
  317         12.Having a license or the authority to engage in any
  318  regulated profession, occupation, or business that is related to
  319  the business practices of a dispensing organization revoked,
  320  suspended, or otherwise acted against, including the denial of
  321  licensure, by the licensing authority of any jurisdiction,
  322  including its agencies or subdivisions, for a violation that
  323  would constitute a violation under state law. A licensing
  324  authority’s acceptance of a relinquishment of licensure or a
  325  stipulation, consent order, or other settlement, offered in
  326  response to or in anticipation of the filing of charges against
  327  the license, shall be construed as an action against the
  328  license.
  329         13.Violating a lawful order of the department or an agency
  330  of the state, or failing to comply with a lawfully issued
  331  subpoena of the department or an agency of the state.
  332         (g) The department shall create a permitting process for
  333  all dispensing organization vehicles used for the transportation
  334  of low-THC cannabis or low-THC cannabis products.
  335         (h)(c)The department shall monitor physician registration
  336  and ordering of low-THC cannabis for ordering practices that
  337  could facilitate unlawful diversion or misuse of low-THC
  338  cannabis and take disciplinary action as indicated.
  339         (i)(d)The department shall adopt rules as necessary to
  340  implement this section.
  341         (6) DISPENSING ORGANIZATION.—
  342         (a)An applicant seeking licensure as a dispensing
  343  organization, or the renewal of its license, must submit an
  344  application to the department. An applicant may seek licensure
  345  as a dispensing organization to cultivate, process, or dispense
  346  low-THC cannabis. Each function of the dispensing organization
  347  requires separate licensure; however, an applicant may seek
  348  licensure for more than one function. The department must review
  349  all applications for completeness, including an appropriate
  350  inspection of the applicant’s property or facilities, as
  351  applicable, to verify the authenticity of the information
  352  provided in, or in connection with, the application. An
  353  applicant authorizes the department to inspect his or her
  354  property or facilities for licensure by applying under this
  355  subsection.
  356         (b) In order to receive or maintain licensure as a
  357  dispensing organization, an applicant must provide proof that:
  358         1.For a cultivating or processing license, the applicant,
  359  or a separate entity that is owned solely by the same persons or
  360  entities in the same ratio as the applicant, possesses a valid
  361  certificate of registration issued by the Department of
  362  Agriculture and Consumer Services pursuant to s. 581.131 for the
  363  cultivation of more than 400,000 plants, is operated by a
  364  nurseryman as defined in s. 581.011, and has been operated as a
  365  registered nursery in this state for at least 30 continuous
  366  years.
  367         2. For a cultivating or processing license, the personnel
  368  on staff or under contract for the applicant have experience
  369  cultivating and introducing multiple varieties of plants in this
  370  state, including plants that are not native to Florida;
  371  experience with propagating plants; and experience with genetic
  372  modification or breeding of plants.
  373         3. For a cultivating or processing license, the personnel
  374  on staff or under contract for the applicant include at least
  375  one person who:
  376         a. Has at least 5 years’ experience with United States
  377  Department of Agriculture Good Agricultural Practices and Good
  378  Handling Practices;
  379         b. Has at least 5 years’ experience with United States Food
  380  and Drug Administration Good Manufacturing Practices for food
  381  production;
  382         c. Has a doctorate degree in organic chemistry or
  383  microbiology;
  384         d. Has at least 5 years’ of experience with laboratory
  385  procedures which includes analytical laboratory quality control
  386  measures, chain of custody procedures, and analytical laboratory
  387  methods;
  388         e. Has experience with cannabis cultivation and processing,
  389  including cannabis extraction techniques and producing cannabis
  390  products;
  391         f. Has experience and qualifications in chain of custody or
  392  other tracking mechanisms;
  393         g. Works solely on inventory control; and
  394         h. Works solely for security purposes.
  395         4. The persons who have a direct or indirect interest in
  396  any dispensing organization and the applicant’s managers,
  397  employees, and contractors who directly interact with low-THC
  398  cannabis or low-THC cannabis products have been fingerprinted
  399  and have successfully passed a level 2 background screening
  400  pursuant to s. 435.04.
  401         5. For a cultivating or processing license, the applicant
  402  owns, or has at least a 2-year lease of, all properties,
  403  facilities, and equipment necessary for the cultivation and
  404  processing of low-THC cannabis. The applicant must provide a
  405  detailed description of each facility and its equipment, a
  406  cultivation and processing plan, and a detailed floor plan. The
  407  description must include proof that:
  408         a. The applicant is capable of sufficient cultivation and
  409  processing to serve at least 15,000 patients with an assumed
  410  daily use of 1,000 mg per patient per day of low-THC cannabis or
  411  low-THC cannabis product;
  412         b. The applicant has arranged for access to all utilities
  413  and resources necessary to cultivate or process low-THC cannabis
  414  at each listed facility; and
  415         c. Each facility is secured and has theft-prevention
  416  systems including an alarm system, cameras, and 24-hour security
  417  personnel.
  418         6. The applicant has diversion and tracking prevention
  419  procedures, as applicable, including:
  420         a. A system for tracking low-THC material through
  421  cultivation, processing, or dispensing, including the use of
  422  batch and harvest numbers;
  423         b. An inventory control system for low-THC cannabis and
  424  low-THC cannabis products;
  425         c. A vehicle tracking and security system; and
  426         d. A cannabis waste-disposal plan.
  427         7. The applicant has recordkeeping policies and procedures
  428  in place.
  429         8. The applicant has a facility emergency management plan.
  430         9. For a dispensing license, the applicant has a plan for
  431  dispensing low-THC cannabis throughout the state. This plan must
  432  include planned retail facilities and a delivery plan for
  433  providing low-THC cannabis and low-THC cannabis products to
  434  qualified patients who cannot travel to a retail facility.
  435         10. The applicant has financial documentation, as
  436  applicable, including:
  437         a. Documentation that demonstrates the applicant’s
  438  financial ability to operate. If the applicant’s assets, credit,
  439  and projected revenues meet or exceed projected liabilities and
  440  expenses and the applicant provides independent evidence that
  441  the funds necessary for startup costs, working capital, and
  442  contingency financing exist and are available as needed, the
  443  applicant has demonstrated the financial ability to operate.
  444  Financial ability to operate must be documented by:
  445         I. The applicant’s audited financial statements. If the
  446  applicant is a newly formed entity and does not have a financial
  447  history of business upon which audited financial statements may
  448  be submitted, the applicant must provide audited financial
  449  statements for the separate entity that is owned solely by the
  450  same persons or entities in the same ratio as the applicant;
  451         II.The applicant’s projected financial statements,
  452  including a balance sheet, an income and expense statement, and
  453  a statement of cash flow for the first 2 years of operation,
  454  which provides evidence that the applicant has sufficient
  455  assets, credit, and projected revenues to cover liabilities and
  456  expenses; and
  457         III.A statement of the applicant’s estimated startup costs
  458  and sources of funds, including a break-even projection and
  459  documentation demonstrating that the applicant has the ability
  460  to fund all startup costs, working capital costs, and
  461  contingency financing requirements.
  462  
  463  All documents required under this sub-subparagraph shall be
  464  prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
  465  principles and signed by a certified public accountant. The
  466  statements required by sub-sub-subparagraphs II. and III. may be
  467  presented as a compilation;
  468         b.A list of all subsidiaries of the applicant;
  469         c.A list of all lawsuits pending and completed within the
  470  past 7 years of which the applicant was a party; and
  471         d.Proof of a $1 million performance and compliance bond,
  472  or other equivalent means of security deemed equivalent by the
  473  department, such as an irrevocable letter of credit or a deposit
  474  in a trust account or financial institution, payable to the
  475  department, which must be posted once the applicant is approved
  476  as a dispensing organization. The purpose of the bond is to
  477  secure payment of any administrative penalties imposed by the
  478  department and any fees and costs incurred by the department
  479  regarding the dispensing organization license, such as the
  480  dispensing organization failing to pay 30 days after the fine or
  481  costs become final. The department may make a claim against such
  482  bond or security until 1 year after the dispensing
  483  organization’s license ceases to be valid or until 60 days after
  484  any administrative or legal proceeding authorized in this
  485  section involving the dispensing organization concludes,
  486  including any appeal, whichever occurs later.
  487         11. The employment of a medical director who is a physician
  488  licensed under chapter 458 or chapter 459 to supervise the
  489  activities of the dispensing organization.
  490         (c) An approved dispensing organization shall maintain
  491  compliance with the criteria in paragraphs (b), (d), and (e) and
  492  subsection (7) demonstrated for selection and approval as a
  493  dispensing organization under subsection (5) at all times.
  494  Before dispensing low-THC cannabis or low-THC cannabis products
  495  to a qualified patient or to the qualified patient’s legal
  496  representative, the dispensing organization shall verify the
  497  identity of the qualified patient or the qualified patient’s
  498  legal representative by requiring the qualified patient or the
  499  qualified patient’s legal representative to produce a
  500  government-issued identification card and shall verify that the
  501  qualified patient and the qualified patient’s legal
  502  representative have has an active registration in the
  503  compassionate use registry, that the order presented matches the
  504  order contents as recorded in the registry, and that the order
  505  has not already been filled. Upon dispensing the low-THC
  506  cannabis, the dispensing organization shall record in the
  507  registry the date, time, quantity, and form of low-THC cannabis
  508  dispensed.
  509         (d) A dispensing organization may have cultivation
  510  facilities, processing facilities, or retail facilities.
  511  
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  513  And the title is amended as follows:
  514         Delete lines 19 - 68
  515  and insert:
  516         dates; authorizing applicants to operate in any region
  517         of the state; prohibiting a dispensing organization
  518         from having cultivation or processing facilities
  519         outside the region in which it is licensed; requiring
  520         licensure fees to paid within a specified timeframe;
  521         providing an exemption for the application process;
  522         requiring the department to use an application form
  523         that requires specified information from the
  524         applicant; requiring the department to impose
  525         specified application fees; requiring the department
  526         to inspect each dispensing organization’s properties,
  527         cultivation facilities, processing facilities, or
  528         retail facilities before those facilities may operate;
  529         authorizing followup inspections at reasonable hours;
  530         providing that licensure constitutes permission for
  531         the department to enter and inspect the premises or
  532         facilities of any dispensing organization; authorizing
  533         the department to inspect any licensed dispensing
  534         organization; requiring dispensing organizations to
  535         make all facility premises, equipment, documents, low
  536         THC cannabis, and low-THC cannabis products, as
  537         applicable, available to the department upon
  538         inspection; authorizing the department to test low-THC
  539         cannabis or low-THC cannabis products; authorizing the
  540         department to suspend or revoke a license, deny or
  541         refuse to renew a license, or impose a maximum
  542         administrative penalty for specified acts or
  543         omissions; requiring the department to create a
  544         permitting process for vehicles used for the
  545         transportation of low-THC cannabis or low-THC cannabis
  546         products; authorizing the department to adopt rules as
  547         necessary for implementation of specified provisions
  548         and procedures, and to provide specified guidance;
  549         providing procedures and requirements for an applicant
  550         seeking licensure as a dispensing organization or the
  551         renewal of its license; requiring the dispensing
  552         organization to verify specified information of
  553         specified persons in certain circumstances;
  554         authorizing a dispensing organization to have
  555         cultivation facilities, processing facilities, or
  556         retail facilities; authorizing a retail facility