A bill to give medical marijuana patients better access to the drug is likely dead after stalling in a House committee on a party-line vote.
All eight Republicans on the House Human Services Committee voted against Senate Bill 326 on Friday, while all eight Democrats voted for it.
The bill, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Ron Erickson of Missoula, would have increased from one ounce to three the amount of marijuana that a state-licensed patient or "caregiver" could possess. It also increased the number of plants a licensed grower could have and listed additional diseases that could be legally treated with marijuana.
Supporters of the bill said patients often can't get enough of the drug they need under the current law, enacted by voters in 2004.
Opponents were concerned that licensed growers would sell the drug to recreational users.
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Source: The Billings Gazette
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All eight Republicans on the House Human Services Committee voted against Senate Bill 326 on Friday, while all eight Democrats voted for it.
The bill, sponsored by Democratic Sen. Ron Erickson of Missoula, would have increased from one ounce to three the amount of marijuana that a state-licensed patient or "caregiver" could possess. It also increased the number of plants a licensed grower could have and listed additional diseases that could be legally treated with marijuana.
Supporters of the bill said patients often can't get enough of the drug they need under the current law, enacted by voters in 2004.
Opponents were concerned that licensed growers would sell the drug to recreational users.
News Hawk- Ganjarden 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: The Billings Gazette
Contact: The Billings Gazette
Copyright: 2009 The Billings Gazette
Website: Medical Marijuana Bills Likely Dead
