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(1) Only the following individuals may transport medical cannabis under this chapter:
(a) a registered medical cannabis pharmacy agent;
(b) a registered medical cannabis courier agent;
(c) a registered pharmacy medical provider; or
(d) a medical cannabis cardholder who is transporting a medical cannabis treatment that the cardholder is authorized to transport.
(2) Except for an individual with a valid medical cannabis card under this chapter who is transporting a medical cannabis treatment that the cardholder is authorized to transport, an individual described in Subsection (1) shall possess a transportation manifest that:
(a) includes a unique identifier that links the cannabis or cannabis product to a relevant inventory control system;
(b) includes origin and destination information for the medical cannabis that the individual is transporting; and
(c) identifies the departure and arrival times and locations of the individual transporting the medical cannabis.
(3)
(a) In addition to the requirements in Subsections (1) and (2), the department may establish by rule, in collaboration with the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing and the Board of Pharmacy and in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, requirements for transporting medical cannabis to ensure that the medical cannabis remains safe for human consumption.
(b) The transportation described in Subsection (1)(a) is limited to transportation between a medical cannabis pharmacy and:
(i) another medical cannabis pharmacy; or
(ii) for a medical cannabis shipment, a medical cannabis cardholder's home address.
(4)
(a) It is unlawful for an individual described in Subsection (1) to make a transport described in this section with a manifest that does not meet the requirements of this section.
(b) Except as provided in Subsection (4)(d), an individual who violates Subsection (4)(a) is:
(i) guilty of an infraction; and
(ii) subject to a $100 fine.
(c) An individual who is guilty of a violation described in Subsection (4)(b) is not guilty of a violation of Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act, for the conduct underlying the violation described in Subsection (4)(b).
(d) If the individual described in Subsection (4)(a) is transporting more medical cannabis than the manifest identifies, except for a de minimis administrative error:
(i) this chapter does not apply; and
(ii) the individual is subject to penalties under Title 58, Chapter 37, Utah Controlled Substances Act.
(5) An individual other than an individual described in Subsection (1) may transport a medical cannabis device within the state if the transport does not also contain medical cannabis.