Budget Amendment ID: FY2015-S4-911-R1

Redraft EHS 911

Medical Marijuana Third Party Review

Messrs. Tarr, Hedlund and Ross moved that the proposed new text be amended moved that the bill be amended by inserting, after section ___, the following new section:-

“SECTION __.  The inspector general shall conduct a review and investigation of the medical marijuana licensing process conducted by the department of public health.  The review shall include but not be limited the following: the integrity of the department’s licensing process; whether the department adhered to its licensing procedures; the veracity of statements made in applicants’ written submissions; and the costs incurred in the licensing process.  The inspector general shall file a report of its findings along with recommendation for reform to the clerks of the house and senate no later than 30 days after passage of this act.

Not withstanding any general or special law to the contrary, no licenses shall be awarded under Chapter 369 of the Acts of 2012 until at least 30 days after the inspector general files its report.”