Jacob Redmond
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Friday morning, a group of Idaho senators will consider a bill to allow parents of children with severe epilepsy to access a treatment derived from cannabis. Idaho does not allow medical marijuana, but the oil has almost none of the chemical that makes pot users high.
The newest bill comes from Boise Senator Chuck Winder. Winder's support is important to the issue, not only because he has a high position within Republican leadership, but because few lawmakers have opposed medical marijuana as strongly. He introduced a resolution two years ago that said Idaho would never legalize pot for any reason. That bill passed. But Winder says lawmakers have compassion for people with severe epilepsy.
"We're trying to figure out a way that we can put enough side boards on it, to allow them to be able to use this in Idaho, without opening the whole floodgate for medical marijuana," Winder says.
Winder's bill would require people to get a recommendation from a certified neurologist and then get a registration card to obtain the oil. That's similar to a law in Utah. Another bill from Nampa Senator Curt McKenzie has already passed a committee. It would provide a defense in court if people were arrested for possessing the oil. But some lawmakers who support the idea of allowing access to the oil, voted against that bill because the Idaho Office of Drug Policy opposed it. Winder says the office helped him write his bill.
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Full Article: Idaho Lawmakers Consider Competing Bills On Marijuana Extracted Epilepsy Treatment | Northwest Public Radio
Author: Adam Cotterell
Contact: john.paxson3@wsu.edu
Photo Credit: Jesse Costa
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The newest bill comes from Boise Senator Chuck Winder. Winder's support is important to the issue, not only because he has a high position within Republican leadership, but because few lawmakers have opposed medical marijuana as strongly. He introduced a resolution two years ago that said Idaho would never legalize pot for any reason. That bill passed. But Winder says lawmakers have compassion for people with severe epilepsy.
"We're trying to figure out a way that we can put enough side boards on it, to allow them to be able to use this in Idaho, without opening the whole floodgate for medical marijuana," Winder says.
Winder's bill would require people to get a recommendation from a certified neurologist and then get a registration card to obtain the oil. That's similar to a law in Utah. Another bill from Nampa Senator Curt McKenzie has already passed a committee. It would provide a defense in court if people were arrested for possessing the oil. But some lawmakers who support the idea of allowing access to the oil, voted against that bill because the Idaho Office of Drug Policy opposed it. Winder says the office helped him write his bill.
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Idaho Lawmakers Consider Competing Bills On Marijuana Extracted Epilepsy Treatment | Northwest Public Radio
Author: Adam Cotterell
Contact: john.paxson3@wsu.edu
Photo Credit: Jesse Costa
Website: Northwest Public Radio
