SB 1429: DOH; OFFICE OF MEDICAL CANNABIS CONTROL AND REGULATION; MEDICAL CANNABIS; CAREGIVERS; PENALTIES; CULTIVATION; RULES; CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPTIONS

Authorizes the Department of Health to impose penalties and take enforcement actions for violations of the medical cannabis laws.  Increases the maximum number of qualifying patients a primary caregiver is authorized to care for from one to five patients.  Retroactive to 1/1/2025, repeals the prohibition against primary caregivers cultivating medical cannabis for their qualifying patients, and authorizes primary caregivers to cultivate cannabis in an amount not to exceed an adequate supply for the qualifying patient; provided that each location used to cultivate cannabis shall be used to cultivate cannabis for not more than five qualifying patients.  Extends for two years the sunset date for the interim rules adopted by the Department of Health and extends for four years the sunset date for the exemption from civil service of personnel hired by, or contracts entered into by, the Department of Health related to the medical cannabis dispensary system.  (CD1)