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Medical Marijuana
Pubdate: Mon, 05 May 2014
Source: Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Copyright: 2014 Sun-Sentinel Company
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Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/159
Page: 3B
MEDICAL MARIJUANA
In a turnaround, legislators gave overwhelming support to a medical
marijuana proposal Scott has said he will sign. The proposal deals
with a strain of marijuana that is low in euphoria-inducing
tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) but high in cannabidiol (CBD). The strain,
known as Charlotte's Web, is supposed to dramatically reduce
life-threatening seizures in children with a rare form of epilepsy
but has not been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Scott said he will sign the proposal (SB 1030), though the governor
failed to only allow patients involved in clinical trials to have
access to the marijuana, usually administered in paste or oil form.
Politically, some Republican lawmakers were faced with a dilemma. For
them, approving even a strain of cannabis that purportedly doesn't
get users high was troubling. What made it even more problematic was
many Republicans' staunch opposition to a proposed constitutional
amendment on the November ballot that would allow doctors to order
regular marijuana for critically ill patients.
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