1. (1) An individual with a medical cannabis card:

   1. (a) may purchase, in any one 28-day period, up to the legal dosage limit of:

      1. (i) unprocessed cannabis in a medicinal dosage form; and
      2. (ii) a cannabis product in a medicinal dosage form;

   2. (b) may not purchase:

      1. (i) except as provided in Subsection (2), more medical cannabis than described in Subsection (1)(a); or
      2. (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
   3. (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. (2)

   1. (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:

      1. (i) has been diagnosed with a terminal illness;
      2. (ii) has a life expectancy of six months or less; and
      3. (iii) needs the waiver for palliative purposes.

   2. (b) The department shall:

      1. (i) consult with the Compassionate Use Board to determine whether the waiver should be granted; and
      2. (ii) issue a response to the petition within 10 days from the day on which the petition is received.
   3. (c) The department may waive the 28-day period limit for no more than 180 days.
   4. (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