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§ 13-4504. Duties of Advisory Council

West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth--GeneralEffective: January 1, 2023

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Health--General
Title 13. Miscellaneous Health Care Programs (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 45. Cannabis Public Health Advisory Council (Refs & Annos)
Effective: January 1, 2023
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-4504
§ 13-4504. Duties of Advisory Council
In general
(a) The Advisory Council shall study and make recommendations regarding:
(1) The promotion of public health and mitigation of youth use of, misuse of, and addiction to cannabis;
(2) Data collection and reporting of data that measures the impact of cannabis consumption and legalization;
(3) The impact of cannabis legalization on the education, behavioral health, and somatic health of individuals under the age of 21 years;
(4) Initiatives to prevent cannabis use by individuals under the age of 21 years, including educational programs for use in schools;
(5) Public health campaigns on cannabis;
(6) Advertising, labeling, product testing, and quality control requirements;
(7) Training for health care providers related to cannabis use;
(8) Best practices regarding requirements to reduce the appeal of cannabis to minors, including advertising, potency, packaging, and labeling standards; and
(9) Any other issues that advance public health related to cannabis use and legalization.
Use of data collected by State related to cannabis use
(b) To the extent practicable, the Advisory Council shall consider any data collected by the State related to cannabis use when making recommendations, including data collected under § 13-4401 of this title.

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Added by Acts 2022, c. 26, § 5, eff. Jan. 1, 2023.
MD Code, Health - General, § 13-4504, MD HEALTH GEN § 13-4504
Current with all legislation from the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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