Title 26B Chapter 4 Part 2 Section 245

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Index	Utah Code
Title 26B	Utah Health and Human Services Code
Chapter 4	Health Care - Delivery and Access
Part 2	Cannabinoid Research and Medical Cannabis
Section 245	Purchasing and use limitations. *(Effective 5/6/2026)*

Effective 5/6/2026
26B-4-245. Purchasing and use limitations.

(1)

An individual with a medical cannabis card:

(a)

may purchase, in any one 28-day period, up to the legal dosage limit of:

(i)	unprocessed cannabis in a medicinal dosage form; and

(ii)	a cannabis product in a medicinal dosage form;

(b)

may not purchase:

(i)	except as provided in Subsection (2), more medical cannabis than described in Subsection (1)(a); or

(ii)	if the relevant recommending medical provider did not recommend directions of use and dosing guidelines, until the individual consults with the pharmacy medical provider in accordance with Subsection 26B-4-231(5), any medical cannabis; and

(c)	may not use a route of administration that the relevant recommending medical provider or the pharmacy medical provider, in accordance with Subsection 26B-4-231(5), has not recommended.

(2)

(a)

A recommending medical provider may petition the department to waive the 28-day period limit described in Subsection (1)(a) for a medical cannabis cardholder if the medical cannabis cardholder:

(i)	has been diagnosed with a terminal illness;

(ii)	has a life expectancy of six months or less; and

(iii)

needs the waiver for palliative purposes.

(b)

The department shall:

(i)	consult with the Compassionate Use Board to determine whether the waiver should be granted; and

(ii)	issue a response to the petition within 10 days from the day on which the petition is received.

(c)	The department may waive the 28-day period limit for no more than 180 days.

(d)	A petition described in this Subsection (2) may be combined with the petition described in Subsection 4-41a-112(5).

Amended by Chapter 421, 2026 General Session

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