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HOUSE
FILE
950
BY
COMMITTEE
ON
HEALTH
AND
HUMAN
SERVICES
(SUCCESSOR
TO
HF
105)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
hemp
products
and
the
definition,
1
possession,
and
allowable
forms
of
medical
cannabidiol.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
124E.2,
subsection
10,
Code
2025,
is
1
amended
to
read
as
follows:
2
10.
“Medical
cannabidiol”
means
any
pharmaceutical
grade
3
cannabinoid
found
in
the
plant
Cannabis
sativa
L.
or
Cannabis
4
indica
or
any
other
preparation
thereof
that
is
delivered
in
a
5
form
recommended
by
the
medical
cannabidiol
board,
approved
by
6
the
board
of
medicine,
and
adopted
by
the
department
pursuant
7
to
rule.
“Medical
cannabidiol”
includes
flowers
of
the
plant
8
Cannabis
sativa
L.
or
Cannabis
indica
in
inhalable
form,
9
including
nebulizable
forms,
vaporizable
dried
raw
cannabis,
10
and
other
vaporizable
forms
of
cannabis.
11
Sec.
2.
Section
124E.4,
subsections
2
and
4,
Code
2025,
are
12
amended
to
read
as
follows:
13
2.
Patient
card
contents.
A
medical
cannabidiol
14
registration
card
issued
to
a
patient
by
the
department
15
pursuant
to
subsection
1
shall
contain,
at
a
minimum,
all
of
16
the
following:
17
a.
The
patient’s
full
name,
Iowa
residence
address,
and
date
18
of
birth.
19
b.
The
date
of
issuance
and
expiration
date
of
the
medical
20
cannabidiol
registration
card.
21
c.
A
statement
that
the
patient
shall
not
possess
more
total
22
tetrahydrocannabinol
than
the
patient
is
authorized
to
purchase
23
in
a
ninety-day
period.
24
c.
d.
Any
other
information
required
by
rule.
25
4.
Primary
caregiver
card
contents.
A
medical
cannabidiol
26
registration
card
issued
by
the
department
to
a
primary
27
caregiver
pursuant
to
subsection
3
shall
contain,
at
a
minimum,
28
all
of
the
following:
29
a.
The
primary
caregiver’s
full
name,
residence
address,
and
30
date
of
birth.
31
b.
The
date
of
issuance
and
expiration
date
of
the
32
registration
card.
33
c.
The
medical
cannabidiol
registration
card
number
of
each
34
patient
in
the
primary
caregiver’s
care.
If
the
patient
in
the
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primary
caregiver’s
care
is
under
the
age
of
eighteen,
the
full
1
name
of
the
patient’s
parent
or
legal
guardian.
2
d.
A
statement
that
the
primary
caregiver
shall
not
possess
3
more
total
tetrahydrocannabinol
than
the
primary
caregiver
is
4
authorized
to
purchase
in
a
ninety-day
period.
5
d.
e.
Any
other
information
required
by
rule.
6
Sec.
3.
Section
124E.5,
subsection
3,
Code
2025,
is
amended
7
by
adding
the
following
new
paragraph:
8
NEW
PARAGRAPH
.
f.
Creating
packaging
requirements
for
9
flowers
of
the
plant
Cannabis
sativa
L.
or
Cannabis
indica
in
10
vaporizable
form.
11
Sec.
4.
Section
124E.9,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
the
12
following
new
subsection:
13
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
16.
A
medical
cannabidiol
dispensary
14
shall
not
dispense
inhalable
forms
of
medical
cannabidiol
to
a
15
patient
under
twenty-one
years
of
age.
16
Sec.
5.
Section
124E.12,
subsection
4,
paragraphs
a
and
b,
17
Code
2025,
are
amended
to
read
as
follows:
18
a.
In
a
prosecution
for
the
unlawful
possession
of
19
marijuana
under
the
laws
of
this
state
for
the
possession
of
20
medical
cannabidiol,
including
but
not
limited
to
chapters
21
124
and
453B
,
it
is
an
affirmative
and
complete
defense
to
22
the
prosecution
that
the
patient
has
been
diagnosed
with
a
23
debilitating
medical
condition,
used
or
possessed
medical
24
cannabidiol
pursuant
to
a
certification
by
a
health
care
25
practitioner
as
authorized
under
this
chapter
,
possesses
26
total
tetrahydrocannabinol
in
an
amount
that
does
not
exceed
27
the
amount
of
total
tetrahydrocannabinol
that
the
patient
is
28
authorized
to
purchase
in
a
ninety-day
period,
and,
for
a
29
patient
eighteen
years
of
age
or
older,
is
in
possession
of
a
30
valid
medical
cannabidiol
registration
card
issued
pursuant
to
31
this
chapter
.
32
b.
In
a
prosecution
for
the
unlawful
possession
of
33
marijuana
under
the
laws
of
this
state
for
the
possession
of
34
medical
cannabidiol,
including
but
not
limited
to
chapters
124
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and
453B
,
it
is
an
affirmative
and
complete
defense
to
the
1
prosecution
that
the
person
possessed
medical
cannabidiol
,
2
in
an
amount
that
does
not
exceed
the
amount
of
total
3
tetrahydrocannabinol
that
the
primary
caregiver
is
authorized
4
to
purchase
in
a
ninety-day
period,
because
the
person
is
a
5
primary
caregiver
of
a
patient
who
has
been
diagnosed
with
a
6
debilitating
medical
condition
and
is
in
possession
of
a
valid
7
medical
cannabidiol
registration
card
issued
pursuant
to
this
8
chapter
,
and
where
the
primary
caregiver’s
possession
of
the
9
medical
cannabidiol
is
on
behalf
of
the
patient
and
for
the
10
patient’s
use
only
as
authorized
under
this
chapter
.
11
Sec.
6.
Section
124E.26,
Code
2025,
is
amended
to
read
as
12
follows:
13
124E.26
Applicability.
14
1.
The
provisions
of
this
chapter
apply
notwithstanding
any
15
other
provision
of
law
to
the
contrary.
16
2.
Nothing
in
this
chapter
shall
be
construed
to
limit
17
a
person
from
manufacturing,
selling,
or
possessing
a
hemp
18
product
as
authorized
by
chapter
204.
19
EXPLANATION
20
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
21
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
22
This
bill
relates
to
hemp
products
and
the
definition,
23
possession,
and
allowable
forms
of
medical
cannabidiol.
The
24
bill
changes
the
definition
of
“medical
cannabidiol”
to
include
25
flowers
of
the
plant
Cannabis
sativa
L.
or
Cannabis
indica
in
26
inhalable
form.
The
bill
requires
the
medical
cannabidiol
27
board
to
create
packaging
requirements
for
vaporizable
medical
28
cannabidiol
and
prohibits
a
medical
cannabidiol
dispensary
from
29
dispensing
inhalable
forms
of
medical
cannabidiol
to
patients
30
under
21
years
of
age.
31
The
bill
requires
a
medical
cannabidiol
registration
card
to
32
include
a
statement
that
a
patient
or
primary
caregiver
shall
33
not
possess
more
total
tetrahydrocannabinol
than
the
patient
or
34
primary
caregiver
is
allowed
to
purchase
in
a
90-day
period.
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The
bill
changes
the
affirmative
defenses
available
to
medical
1
cannabidiol
patients
and
primary
caregivers
to
only
apply
when
2
the
patient
or
primary
caregiver
does
not
possess
more
total
3
tetrahydrocannabinol
than
the
patient
or
primary
caregiver
is
4
allowed
to
purchase
in
a
90-day
period.
The
bill
does
not
5
limit
a
person
from
manufacturing,
selling,
or
possessing
a
6
hemp
product
as
authorized
by
Code
chapter
204
(hemp
and
hemp
7
products).
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