Utah Code 4-41a-901. Academic medical cannabis research — License
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(1) A medical cannabis research licensee may, subject to department rules described in Subsection (4), obtain from a cannabis production establishment or a medical cannabis pharmacy, and possess cannabis for academic medical cannabis research.
Terms Used In Utah Code 4-41a-901
- Cannabis: means the same as that term is defined in Section
26B-4-201 . See Utah Code 4-41a-102 - Cannabis product: means the same as that term is defined in Section
26B-4-201 . See Utah Code 4-41a-102 - Cannabis production establishment: means a cannabis cultivation facility, a cannabis processing facility, or an independent cannabis testing laboratory. See Utah Code 4-41a-102
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food. See Utah Code 4-41a-102
- Medical cannabis: means the same as that term is defined in Section
26B-4-201 . See Utah Code 4-41a-102 - Medical cannabis research license: means a license that the department issues to a research university for the purpose of obtaining and possessing medical cannabis for academic research. See Utah Code 4-41a-102
- Medical cannabis research licensee: means a research university that the department licenses to obtain and possess medical cannabis for academic research, in accordance with Section
4-41a-901 . See Utah Code 4-41a-102 - Research university: means the same as that term is defined in Section
53B-7-702 and a private, nonprofit college or university in the state that:(48)(a) is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities;(48)(b) grants doctoral degrees; and(48)(c) has a laboratory containing or a program researching a schedule I controlled substance described in Section58-37-4 . See Utah Code 4-41a-102(2) The department shall license a research university to obtain and possess cannabis for the purpose of academic medical cannabis research if the research university submits to the department:(2)(a) the location where the research university intends to conduct the research;(2)(b) the research university’s research plan; and(2)(c) the name of the principal investigator of the research university who will:(2)(c)(i) supervise the procurement, possession, and security of cannabis and cannabis product; and(2)(c)(ii) oversee the academic research.(3) The department shall maintain a list of each medical cannabis research licensee.(4) The department shall make rules, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, to:(4)(a) establish requirements for a licensee to:(4)(a)(i) participate in academic medical cannabis research;(4)(a)(ii) obtain from a cannabis production establishment, and possess, cannabis for academic medical cannabis research; and(4)(b) set sampling and testing procedures.(5) A medical cannabis research licensee shall provide to the department written consent allowing a representative of the department and local law enforcement to enter all premises where the licensee possesses or stores cannabis for the purpose of:(5)(a) conducting a physical inspection; or(5)(b) ensuring compliance with the requirements of this chapter.(6) An individual who has been convicted of a drug related felony within the last 10 years may not obtain, possess, or conduct any research on cannabis under a medical cannabis research licensee’s license under this part.(7) The department may set a fee, in accordance with Subsection 4-2-103(2), for the application for a medical cannabis research license.