SPONSOR: |
Rep. Schwartzkopf & Rep. Potter & Sen. Lopez & Sen. Townsend |
Reps. Baumbach, Bentz, Bolden, Heffernan, Hudson, Jaques, Q. Johnson, Kowalko, Mitchell, Osienski, Outten, Paradee, B. Short, Spiegelman, Viola, K. Williams; Sens. Delcollo, Henry, Marshall, Sokola |
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
149th GENERAL ASSEMBLY
HOUSE BILL NO. 374
AS AMENDED BY
HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1
AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 16 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA ACT.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:
Section 1. Amend Section 4902A, Title 16 of the Delaware Code by making deletions as shown by strike through and insertions as shown by underline as follows:
§ 4902A. Definitions.
In this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, the following definitions shall apply:
(3) "Debilitating medical condition'' means 1 or more of the following:
a. Terminal illness, cancer, positive status for human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, decompensated cirrhosis, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, agitation of Alzheimer's disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, intractable epilepsy, seizure disorder, glaucoma, chronic debilitating migraines, or the treatment of these conditions.
b. A chronic or debilitating disease or medical condition or its treatment that produces 1 or more of the following: cachexia or wasting syndrome; severe, debilitating pain that has not responded to previously prescribed medication or surgical measures for more than 3 months or for which other treatment options produced serious side effects; intractable nausea; seizures; severe and persistent muscle spasms, including those characteristic of multiple sclerosis.
c. Any other medical condition or its treatment added by the Department, as provided for in § 4906A of this title.