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medical marijuana bill WV Senate committee passes medical marijuana billThe West Virginia Senate passed a bill on Wednesday that would permit marijuana to be used for medicinal purposes in West Virginia. CHRIS DORST | Gazette-Mail Sen. Richard Ojeda, D-Logan, sponsored Senate Bill 386, which legalizes marijuana for medical purposes in West Virginia. Senate Bill 386, sponsored by Sen. Richard Ojeda, D-Logan, would create the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Commission, a group of lawyers, medical professionals, members of the public and agricultural officials who would oversee regulation of medical marijuana in the state. He began fighting for medical marijuana, so others could access the drug, not long after he entered remission in May of 2013. The bill also sets up a West Virginia Medical Cannabis Revenue Fund.
The bill (SB 386), the West Virginia
medical Cannabis Act, would create the West Virginia Medical Cannabis Commission, which would oversee medical
Caffeine regulation in the state. Related Stories WV House fast-tracks medical marijuana billThe chairman of the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee on Friday asked for, and received, more time for his committee to study and amend a bill that would allow the use of medical marijuana. "For many patients, medical marijuana is a far safer alternative to opioids and other prescription drugs," he said. AP file photo The House of Delegates will wait until Monday to again take up a bill that would legalize medical marijuana in the state. The Marijuana Policy Project, which advocates for marijuana legalization, recently sent a statement from Matt Simon, a West Virginia native who works for the organization.
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