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Its 2 col and 2 rows.\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr align=\"center\" valign=\"middle\">\r\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid black;\" width=\"50%\">\r\n<a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/medmarocmtg.html\"><strong>Meetings<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\r\n\r\nAgendas\/Minutes<br \/>\r\n\r\nPresentations\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n<td style=\"border: 2px solid black;\" width=\"50%\">\r\n<a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/medmaroclaw.html\"><strong>Delaware Medical Marijuana Law<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\r\n\r\nlinks to legislative changes in the law\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr align=\"table\" valign=\"middle\">\r\n<td class=\"center\" style=\"border: 2px solid black;\" width=\"50%\">\r\n<a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/medmarocpet.html\">\r\nPetitions to Add<br \/>\r\n\r\nQualifying Medical Conditions\r\n<\/a>\r\n<br \/>\r\n\r\n<em>NEW PETITION ADDED!<\/em>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n<td class=\"center\" style=\"border: 2px solid black;\" width=\"50%\">\r\n<a href=\"\/dph\/hsp\/medmarocreg.html\">Regulations<\/a><br \/>\r\n\r\nlinks to departmental changes in regulations\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<tr class=\"\" valign=\"top\">\r\n<td class=\"left\" style=\"width: 100%;\">\r\n<h3 class=\"fontcolor2\">Committee Members<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p align=\"justify\">\r\nThe Joint Legislative Oversight and Sunset Committee (JLOSC) conducted a review of the\u00a0 Medical Marijuana Act Oversight Committee (MMAOC) in 2021 and 2022 and found that the MMAOC did not meeting the public need and rarely acted on received\r\npublic comment.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p align=\"justify\">\r\nA new stakeholder group was created and is made up of Delaware-registered patients and caregivers.\u00a0 Delaware-registered compassion center and safety compliance facility representatives.\u00a0 Delaware-licensed medical providers, and Office of\r\nMedical Marijuana staff will provide insight into issues related to the production and sale of medical marijuana products in Delaware and will work to increase patient satisfaction.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p align=\"justify\">\r\nThe Office of Medical Marijuana stakeholder group meets quarterly and shall operate in an advisory capacity for the purpose of discussing and addressing issues and possible solutions related to the Medical Marijuana Program in Delaware.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p align=\"justify\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"dblspace\"><\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"fontcolor2\">Committee Directive<\/h3>\r\n\r\n<p align=\"justify\">\r\nThe members of the Medical Marijuana Oversight Committee shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing authority. A quorum shall consist of 51 percent of the membership of the Oversight Committee. The Oversight Committee shall select a\r\nchair and vice chair from among its members. Staff support for the Oversight Committee shall be provided by DHSS. The Oversight Committee shall meet at least two times per year for the purpose of evaluating and making recommendations to the\r\ngovernor, the general assembly, and DHSS regarding the following:\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>The ability of qualifying patients in all areas of the state to obtain timely access to high-quality medical marijuana.<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li class=\"dblspace\">\r\nThe effectiveness of the registered compassion centers, individually and together, in serving the needs of qualifying patients, including the provision of educational and support services, the reasonableness of their fees, whether they are\r\ngenerating any complaints or security problems, and the sufficiency of the number operating to serve the registered qualifying patients of Delaware.\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li class=\"dblspace\">The effectiveness of the registered safety compliance facility or facilities, including whether a sufficient number are operating.<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li class=\"dblspace\">\r\nThe sufficiency of the regulatory and security safeguards contained in this chapter and adopted by the department to ensure that access to and use of marijuana cultivated is provided only to cardholders authorized for such purposes.\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li class=\"dblspace\">Any recommended additions or revisions to the department regulations or this chapter, including relating to security, safe handling, labeling, and nomenclature.<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li class=\"dblspace\">Any research studies regarding health effects of medical marijuana for patients.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<p class=\"dblspace\"><\/p>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n<span style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><strong><\/strong><\/span>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"fontcolor2\"><strong style=\"font-size: 18.72px;\">Meeting Dates, Agendas, and Minutes<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/publicmeetings.delaware.gov\/#\/meeting\/74860\">OMM Stakeholder Group Meeting &#8211; March 16, 2023<\/a>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/publicmeetings.delaware.gov\/#\/meeting\/74860\">OMM Stakeholder Group Meeting &#8211; March 16, 2023<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/OMMAgenda11-16-22.pdf\">OMM Stakeholder Group Meeting &#8211; November 16, 2022<\/a>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/StakeholderGroupMtgminutes111622.pdf\">OMM Stakeholder Group Meeting &#8211;\u00a0November 16, 2022<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n\r\n<li>\r\n<a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/OMMStakeholderGroupMtgAgenda9-21-22.pdf\">OMM Stakeholder Group Meeting &#8211;\u00a0September 21, 2022<\/a>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/StakeholderGroupMtgminutes9-21-22.pdf\">OMM Stakeholder Group Meeting &#8211;\u00a0September 21, 2022<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"fontcolor2\"><\/h3>\r\n\r\n<h3 class=\"fontcolor2\"><strong>Stakeholder Group Summary Report<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n\r\n<ul style=\"font-size: medium;\">\r\n<li><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/dph\/pdf\/2022MedicalMarijuanaStakeholderGroupSummaryReportupdate_013123.pdf\">2022<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n<td align=\"center\" class=\"bgcolor5\" style=\"width: 25%;\" valign=\"top\" width=\"25%\">\r\n<strong><span class=\"xxlargetext\">Additional Links<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"medmarhome.html\" title=\"Medical Marijuana Home Page\">Medical Marijuana Program Home Page<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><a href=\"\/main\/maps\/other\/cooperbd.htm\" title=\"Office Location\">Office Location<\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nContact the Program<br \/>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"\/dph\/contact.html#mmp\" title=\"Contact Info\">By Phone<\/a><br \/>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"mailto:MedicalMarijuanaDPH@delaware.gov?subject=Medical%20Marijuana%20Program\">By E-Mail<\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<br \/>\r\n\r\n<br \/>\r\n\r\n<strong><span class=\"xxlargetext\">Resource Documents<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\r\n\r\n<br \/>\r\n<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\r\n\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><br \/><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"smalltext\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Download Adobe Acrobat Reader\" height=\"21\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/dhss\/img\/getacro60.gif\" width=\"60\" \/><\/a> Please note: Some of the files available on this page are\r\nin Adobe PDF format which requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. 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