State Medical Marijuana Amendment Passes 1st Senate Panel

As legislators work on carrying out the amendment, the potential for a dramatically expanded industry has led to heavy lobbying about licenses for what Bradley’s bill calls “medical marijuana treatment centers”.

A former member of the state House of Delegates is calling on the House to vote down the medical marijuana bill, so supporters can come back next year with a better version of the bill. However, a person could get a pill, oil or topical forms.

The House committee also reduced the annual patient application fee from $200 in the Senate version to $50 and allowed advanced practice registered nurses to certify that patients are likely to receive benefits from medical marijuana. “It will allow people reasonable, cost-effective access for those that truly need medicinal marijuana”.

The bill would require certifications and permits for physicians, growers, and dispensaries.

Still, the differences between the House and Senate versions are substantial.

Several members expressed concerns about opening up the market to new licenses. Sen.

The bill is now subject to emergency measure, meaning the final law would go into effect immediately upon signature by the North Dakota secretary of state, a step that follows the governor’s approval and ends the legislative process.

Shott, who had initially been opposed to the medical marijuana bill, said there was sound scientific evidence that the drug has legitimate medical uses and can help West Virginians who are in pain. Only terminally ill cancer patients would be able to take advantage of the reciprocity agreement.

The Senate Criminal Justice Committee voted in favor of a bill Tuesday evening that would ban bestiality, an act now not illegal in Texas.

Seliger, who is chairman of the Senate Higher Education Committee and serves on the Senate Finance Committee, acknowledged those worries on the Senate floor Tuesday.

SB 19 was approved 29-2, with Democratic Sens.

Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia have enacted effective medical marijuana laws, and 18 states have adopted medical marijuana laws that are ineffective because they are either unworkable or exceptionally restrictive.

Sen. Karen Tallian, D-Portage, presented an amendment Monday that would have raised the cigarette tax, phased out a moratorium on corporate income taxes, and mandated that Hoosier businesses and workers be favored during road construction, ultimately making it an “Indiana jobs bill”.

Rilie Ray Morgan, a Fargo man who chaired the committee that pushed Measure 5, said while the bill is “light years” ahead of lawmakers’ initial proposal, he worries the fees charged to manufacturing facilities and dispensaries could make the product less affordable for patients.