A practitioner is guilty of a Class 2 misdemeanor if the practitioner:
- (1) Knowingly refers a patient to a medical cannabis establishment or to a designated caregiver in exchange for financial consideration;
- (2) Advertises in a medical cannabis establishment;
- (3) Issues written certifications while holding a financial interest in a medical cannabis establishment;
- (4) Offers a discount, deal, or other financial incentive for making an appointment with the practitioner for the purpose of receiving a written certification;
- (5) Conducts the medical assessment required for a bona fide practitioner-patient relationship in a space licensed for the sale of alcoholic beverages; or
- (6) Charges a patient based on the term of a written certification issued to the patient.
Source: Initiated Measure No. 26, approved Nov. 3, 2020, eff. Jul. 1, 2021; SL 2023, ch 123 , § 1.