124E.8 Medical cannabidiol dispensary licensure.
1. a. The department shall issue a request for proposals to select and license by April 1, 2018, up to five medical cannabidiol dispensaries to dispense medical cannabidiol within this state consistent with the provisions of this chapter. The department shall license new medical cannabidiol dispensaries or relicense the existing medical cannabidiol dispensaries by December 1 of each year.
b. Information submitted during the application process shall be confidential until a medical cannabidiol dispensary is licensed by the department unless otherwise protected from disclosure under state or federal law.
2. As a condition for licensure, a medical cannabidiol dispensary must agree to begin supplying medical cannabidiol to patients by December 1, 2018.
3. The department shall consider the following factors in determining whether to select and license a medical cannabidiol dispensary:
a. The technical expertise of the medical cannabidiol dispensary regarding medical cannabidiol.
b. The qualifications of the medical cannabidiol dispensary’s employees.
c. The long-term financial stability of the medical cannabidiol dispensary.
d. The ability to provide appropriate security measures on the premises of the medical cannabidiol dispensary.
e. The medical cannabidiol dispensary’s projection and ongoing assessment of fees for the purchase of medical cannabidiol on patients with debilitating medical conditions.
4. Each entity submitting an application for licensure as a medical cannabidiol dispensary shall pay a nonrefundable application fee of five thousand dollars to the department.
2017 Acts, ch 162, §11, 25
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 124E - MEDICAL CANNABIDIOL ACT
Section 124E.3 - Health care practitioner certification — duties.
Section 124E.4 - Medical cannabidiol registration card.
Section 124E.5 - Medical cannabidiol board — duties.
Section 124E.6 - Medical cannabidiol manufacturer licensure.
Section 124E.7 - Medical cannabidiol manufacturers.
Section 124E.8 - Medical cannabidiol dispensary licensure.
Section 124E.9 - Medical cannabidiol dispensaries.
Section 124E.11 - Department duties — rules.
Section 124E.12 - Use of medical cannabidiol — affirmative defenses.
Section 124E.13 - Medical cannabidiol source.
Section 124E.14 - Out-of-state medical cannabidiol dispensaries.
Section 124E.15 - Iowa patients and primary caregivers registering in the state of Minnesota.
Section 124E.17 - Use of medical cannabidiol — smoking prohibited.
Section 124E.18 - Reciprocity.
Section 124E.19 - Background investigations.
Section 124E.20 - Observational effectiveness study.
Section 124E.21 - Employer regulation of marijuana use.
Section 124E.23 - Regulation of marijuana use on property.
Section 124E.24 - Limitation of liability.