4-41a-903.  Unlawful acts.

(1)  It is unlawful for a person who is not operating under the license of a medical cannabis research licensee to obtain or possess cannabis for academic medical cannabis research.

Terms Used In Utah Code 4-41a-903

  • Cannabis: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-201. See Utah Code 4-41a-102
  • Cannabis production establishment: means a cannabis cultivation facility, a cannabis processing facility, or an independent cannabis testing laboratory. See Utah Code 4-41a-102
  • Department: means the Department of Agriculture and Food. See Utah Code 4-41a-102
  • Medical cannabis: means the same as that term is defined in Section 26B-4-201. See Utah Code 4-41a-102
  • Medical cannabis research licensee: means a research university that the department licenses to obtain and possess medical cannabis for academic research, in accordance with Section 4-41a-901. See Utah Code 4-41a-102
  • Person: means a natural person or individual, corporation, organization, or other legal entity. See Utah Code 4-1-109
(2)  It is unlawful for a cannabis production establishment to offer, sell, or otherwise provide cannabis or cannabis products for the purpose of academic research to an entity that is not a medical cannabis research licensee.

(3)  The department may seize from a medical cannabis research licensee and destroy cannabis or cannabis products that do not comply with this chapter.

Enacted by Chapter 5, 2019 Special Session 1