Amendment #63, as changed to H3768

Medical Marijuana Patient Protections

Mr. Smizik of Brookline moves to amend the bill Mr. Smizik of Brookline and Mr. Cusack of Braintree move to amend this bill in section 2, in line 100 by adding the following definition:

“Electronic certification” a document signed or executed electronically by a registered healthcare professional, stating that in the healthcare professional's professional opinion, the potential benefits of marijuana for medical use would likely outweigh the health risks for the qualifying patient. Such certification shall be made only in the course of a bona fide healthcare professional-patient relationship and shall specify the qualifying patient's debilitating medical condition(s). Electronic certifications upon submission by a healthcare professional to the commission shall automatically generate a temporary registration;

in line 288 by adding the following definition:

“Temporary Registration” an interim registration document for patients and their personal caregivers generated automatically upon the commission's receipt of a healthcare professional's electronic certification. The temporary registration document shall constitute a registration card for patients and their personal caregivers to access medical use cannabis establishment. Temporary registration shall expire 14 days after the commission issues the registration card; and

in line 273 by inserting after the word “establishment.” the following sentence:

“A temporary registration issued to a qualifying patient shall be deemed a registration card.”