Arizona Laws 36-2815. Revocation
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 36-2815
- Cardholder: means a qualifying patient, a designated caregiver, a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agent or a independent third-party laboratory agent who has been issued and possesses a valid registry identification card. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Department: means the department of health services or its successor agency. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Marijuana: means all parts of any plant of the genus cannabis whether growing or not, and the seeds of such plant. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary: means a not-for-profit entity that acquires, possesses, cultivates, manufactures, delivers, transfers, transports, supplies, sells or dispenses marijuana or related supplies and educational materials to cardholders. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Person: includes a corporation, company, partnership, firm, association or society, as well as a natural person. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Registry identification card: means a document issued by the department that identifies a person as a registered qualifying patient, a registered designated caregiver, a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agent or a registered independent third-party laboratory agent. See Arizona Laws 36-2801
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(Caution: 1998 Prop. 105 applies)
A. The department shall immediately revoke the registry identification card of a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agent who violates Section 36-2804.01, subsection D, or section 36-2816, subsection B. The department shall suspend or revoke the registry identification card of a nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary agent for other violations of this chapter.
B. The department shall immediately revoke the registration certificate of a registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary that violates section 2816, subsections B or C, and its board members and principal officers may not serve as the board members or principal officers for any other registered nonprofit medical marijuana dispensary.
C. Any cardholder who sells marijuana to a person who is not allowed to possess marijuana for medical purposes under this chapter shall have his registry identification card revoked, and shall be subject to other penalties for the unauthorized sale of marijuana and other applicable offenses.
D. The department may revoke the registry identification card of any cardholder who knowingly violates this chapter, and the cardholder shall be subject to other penalties for the applicable offense.
E. Revocation is a final decision of the department subject to judicial review pursuant to Title 12, Chapter 7, Article 6. Jurisdiction and venue are vested in the superior court.