y Health Services Department Board of County Commissioners August 23 2016 Presentation Outline Update on Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act Right to Try Act Other Local Moratoriums Proposed Ordinance ID: 550277
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Proposed Ordinance for Temporary Moratorium on Medical Cannabis Activities within Unincorporated Orange County
Health Services Department
Board of County CommissionersAugust 23, 2016Slide2
Presentation Outline
Update on Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act
Right to Try Act Other Local Moratoriums
Proposed Ordinance
Action RequestedSlide3
Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act “Charlotte’s Web
” Update
Brief History:
SB1030 was approved by the FL legislature
and signed by the Governor June 18, 2014
Patients suffering from cancer, epilepsy or other medical conditions producing seizures
Allows patient and legal representative to possess & purchase low-THC cannabis
Creates standard of careSlide4
Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act “Charlotte’s Web
” Update
Creates registry for physicians, law enforcement and dispensers
Requires physicians to complete 8-hour course by FMA or FOMA
DOH will authorize five dispensing organizations
30 years in business
Ability to grow 400,000 plants
Creates penaltiesSlide5
Department of Health Timeline
June 2014:
Compassionate Use Act signed into law
June 2014 -
DOH Rule Workshop
May 2015:
Public Hearing on Proposed Rule
Rule Challenge from Growers
May 2015:
Rul
es Upheld
Nov 2015:
Approved Dispensing Organizations AnnouncedSlide6
Approved Nurseries and PetitionersSlide7
Presentation Outline
Update on Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act
Right to Try Act Other Local Moratoriums
Proposed Ordinance
Action RequestedSlide8
2016 – SB1052 “Right to Try Act”
Medical Cannabis – patients suffering from terminal condition determined by treating physician and independent physician
Physician required to enter medical cannabis for patient in Compassionate Use Registry
Physician maintains patient plan
Patient may fill their order at qualified dispensing organizationSlide9
2016 – SB1052 “Right to Try Act”
Does not obligate patient’s health insurance to pay for care
Dispensing organization cannot dispense more than 45 day supplySlide10
Six Dispensing Organizations Se
lectedSlide11
Presentation Outline
Update on Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act
Right to Try Act Other Local Moratoriums
Proposed Ordinance
Action RequestedSlide12
Other Local Moratoriums
Moratoriums on Medical Cannabis Activities:
November 2015
- City of Boca Raton (Extended Moratorium)
Feb 2016 – City of Melbourne (Extended Moratorium)
March 2016-
City of North Lauderdale (Approved)
July 2016- City of Orlando (Approved)
August 2016-
City of Winter Garden (Approved)Slide13
Presentation Outline
Update on Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act
Right to Try ActOther Local Moratoriums
Proposed OrdinanceAction RequestedSlide14
Proposed Ordinance
Temporary Moratorium on Medical Cannabis Activities
County to determine best way to regulate medical cannabis activities
Medical Cannabis Activities
Derivative Products
Low-THC
Medical Cannabis
Medical Cannabis ActivitiesSlide15
Proposed Ordinance
During Moratorium
Appropriate County personnel will study and review relevant issues relating to medical cannabis activities
Appropriate County personnel will then draft and submit proposed land development regulations for medical cannabis activitiesSlide16
Proposed Ordinance
Moratorium Period : August 23, 2016 through the earlier of May 23, 2017, or
the date an ordinance establishing new or amended land development regulations concerning Medical Cannabis Activities
is adopted
During moratorium, development permits will not be issued for any medical cannabis activitiesSlide17
Proposed Ordinance
Review of applications for medical cannabis activities that may be pending on August 23, 2016 (date of adoption of ordinance) shall be abated
No new applications for medical cannabis activities will be accepted or processed during moratorium periodSlide18
Proposed Ordinance
Corrections to Section 4 of Proposed Ordinance:
Section 4. Moratorium Period. Except as set forth in subsection 4(b) of this ordinance,
uUntil
the effective date of an ordinance establishing new or amended land development regulations concerning Medical Cannabis Activities within unincorporated Orange County,
or
until May 23, 2017, whichever date is earlier, no development permits shall be issued for any Medical Cannabis Activities.Slide19
Presentation Outline
Update on Compassionate Use of Medical Marijuana Act
Right to Try ActOther Local Moratoriums
Proposed OrdinanceAction RequestedSlide20
Action Requested
Make a finding of consistency with Orange County’s comprehensive plan, a finding that this proposed ordinance will not have a substantial
economic impact
on the development of land in Orange County, and adopt the proposed ordinance establishing a moratorium within unincorporated Orange County prohibiting any and all medical cannabis activities during the moratoriumSlide21
Proposed Ordinance for Temporary Moratorium on Medical Cannabis Activities within Unincorporated Orange County
Health Services Department
Board of County CommissionersAugust 23, 2016