Members of the House have voted down Senate Bill 171 by a vote of 43 to 25, killing the measure for this session.
Members of the Senate had previously approved the measure, but significantly amended it so that it only only sought to permit patients with intractable epilepsy to possess cannabidiol with a ‘prescription.’
The amended measure provided no in-state source for CBD. It also was in positive conflict with federal law by mandating physicians to ‘prescribe’ rather than recommend a schedule I controlled substance. As a result, it was unlikely that physicians would have been willing to participate in this proposed program.
As initially introduced, SB 171 proposed broader reforms which would have permitted qualified patients to possess and cultivate medical marijuana.
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