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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) An individual with a medical cannabis card:
(a) may purchase, in any one 28-day period, up to the legal dosage limit of:
(i) unprocessed cannabis in a medicinal dosage form; and
(ii) a cannabis product in a medicinal dosage form;
(b) may not purchase:
(i) except as provided in Subsection (2), more medical cannabis than described in Subsection (1)(a); or
(ii) if the relevant recommending medical provider did not recommend directions of use and dosing guidelines, until the individual consults with the pharmacy medical provider in accordance with Subsection 26B-4-231(5), any medical cannabis; and
(c) may not use a route of administration that the relevant recommending medical provider or the pharmacy medical provider, in accordance with Subsection 26B-4-231(5), has not recommended.
(2)(a) A qualified medical provider may petition the department to waive the 28-day period limit described in Subsection (1)(a) for a medical cannabis cardholder if the medical cannabis cardholder:
(i) has been diagnosed with a terminal illness;
(ii) has a life expectancy of six months or less; and
(iii) needs the waiver for palliative purposes.
(b) The department shall:
(i) consult with the Compassionate Use Board to determine whether the waiver should be granted;
(ii) issue a response to the petition within 10 days from the day on which the petition is received.
(c) The department may waive the 28-day period limit for no more than 180 days.
(d) A petition described in this Subsection (2) may be combined with the petition described in Subsection 26B-1-421(6).
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Utah Code Title 26B. Utah Health and Human Services Codes § 26B-4-245. Purchasing and use limitations - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ut/title-26b-utah-health-and-human-services-codes/ut-code-sect-26b-4-245/
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