HB 1563 — Concerning arrest protections for the medical use of cannabis.

What this bill does

Provides criminal and civil protections, rather than an affirmative defense, to qualifying patients and designated providers who have a valid authorization for the medical use of cannabis. Specifies the cannabis possession limit for a person who is both a qualifying patient and a designated provider for another qualifying patient.

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Floor votes

• House — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · March 3, 2023
  63 yea · 32 nay · 3 not voting
• Senate — 3rd Reading & Final Passage · April 12, 2023
  37 yea · 12 nay

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