Post by pavel on May 13, 2016 1:57:22 GMT -6
Emotional debate ends with Louisiana House's approval of medical marijuana bill
Adults and children would be able to take marijuana in an oil form for a specific list of diseases under legislation approved by the Louisiana House Wednesday night.
The vote was 62-31 following an often emotional debate. The measure, Senate Bill 271, must return to the Senate — where it was already approved — for minor changes made in the House.
Gov. John Bel Edwards would sign the legislation, his spokesman Richard Carbo said after the late night vote.
Two powerful political groups — the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association and the Louisiana District Attorneys Association — opposed the legislation, but that was overridden by heartfelt pleas to aid children and adults suffering from seizures, epilepsy, cancer and other diseases.
Read more: theadvocate.com/news/15764276-154/louisiana-house-oks-therapeutic-use-of-marijuana
Adults and children would be able to take marijuana in an oil form for a specific list of diseases under legislation approved by the Louisiana House Wednesday night.
The vote was 62-31 following an often emotional debate. The measure, Senate Bill 271, must return to the Senate — where it was already approved — for minor changes made in the House.
Gov. John Bel Edwards would sign the legislation, his spokesman Richard Carbo said after the late night vote.
Two powerful political groups — the Louisiana Sheriffs’ Association and the Louisiana District Attorneys Association — opposed the legislation, but that was overridden by heartfelt pleas to aid children and adults suffering from seizures, epilepsy, cancer and other diseases.
Read more: theadvocate.com/news/15764276-154/louisiana-house-oks-therapeutic-use-of-marijuana