2023 Utah Code › Title 4 - Utah Agricultural Code › Chapter 41a - Cannabis Production Establishments and Pharmacies › Part 12 - Medical Cannabis Home Delivery and Couriers › Section 1205 - Home delivery of medical cannabis shipments.

Effective 7/1/2023
4-41a-1205.
Home delivery of medical cannabis shipments.
(1) An individual may not receive and a medical cannabis pharmacy agent or a medical cannabis courier agent may not deliver a medical cannabis shipment from a home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy unless:
(a) the individual receiving the shipment presents:
(i) a government issued photo identification; and
(ii)
(A) a valid medical cannabis card under the same name that appears on the government issued photo identification; or
(B) for a facility that a medical cannabis cardholder has designated as a caregiver under Subsection 26B-4-214(1)(b), evidence of the facility caregiver designation; and
(b) the delivery occurs at:
(i) the delivery address that is on file in the state electronic verification system; or
(ii) the facility that the medical cannabis cardholder has designated as a caregiver under Subsection 26B-4-214(1)(b).
(2)
(a) A medical cannabis pharmacy agent may not deliver a medical cannabis shipment on behalf of a home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy unless the medical cannabis pharmacy agent is currently employed by the home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy.
(b) A medical cannabis courier agent may not deliver a medical cannabis shipment on behalf of a medical cannabis courier unless the medical cannabis courier agent is currently employed by the medical cannabis courier.
(c) Before a medical cannabis pharmacy agent or a medical cannabis courier agent distributes a medical cannabis shipment to a medical cannabis cardholder, the agent shall:
(i) verify the shipment information using the state electronic verification system;
(ii) ensure that the individual satisfies the identification requirements in Subsection (1);
(iii) verify that payment is complete; and
(iv) record the completion of the shipment transaction in a manner such that the delivery of the shipment will later be recorded within a reasonable period in the electronic verification system.
(3) The medical cannabis courier shall:
(a)
(i) store each medical cannabis shipment in a secure manner until the recipient medical cannabis cardholder receives the shipment or the medical cannabis courier returns the shipment to the home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy in accordance with Subsection (4); and
(ii) ensure that only a medical cannabis courier agent is able to access the medical cannabis shipment until the recipient medical cannabis cardholder receives the shipment;
(b) return any undelivered medical cannabis shipment to the home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy, in accordance with Subsection (4), after the medical cannabis courier has possessed the shipment for 10 business days; and
(c) return any medical cannabis shipment to the home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy, in accordance with Subsection (4), if a medical cannabis cardholder refuses to accept the shipment.
(4)
(a) If a medical cannabis courier or home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy agent returns an undelivered medical cannabis shipment that remains unopened, the home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy may repackage or otherwise reuse the shipment.
(b) If a medical cannabis courier or home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy agent returns an undelivered or refused medical cannabis shipment under Subsection (3) that appears to be opened in any way, the home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy shall dispose of the shipment by:
(i) rendering the shipment unusable and unrecognizable before transporting the shipment from the home delivery medical cannabis pharmacy; and
(ii) disposing of the shipment in accordance with:
(A) federal and state laws, rules, and regulations related to hazardous waste;
(B) the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. Sec. 6991 et seq.;
(C)Title 19, Chapter 6, Part 5, Solid Waste Management Act; and
(D) other regulations that the department makes in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 273, 2023 General Session
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session
Amended by Chapter 307, 2023 General Session, (Coordination Clause)
Amended by Chapter 317, 2023 General Session