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Cannabis bills making headway in the Statehouse
Date:
January 27, 2018 03:59 PM
Indiana lawmakers are advancing a bill which would allow study of the use of medical cannabis in that state. Last Thursday, they voted 94-0 to advance the bill towards passage. Additionally, they passed a second bill which would allow for the possession and sale of hemp in the state. Simultaneously, a number of other bills are under consideration regarding the use of different types of oils derived from cannabis. Given the different positions and number of bills under review, it seems that it will be some time before there is complete legal clarity on this topic in Indiana. Key Takeaways:
"Thursday morning, a House committee, passed a bill legalizing the sale and possession of hemp by a vote of 12 to 0. State Rep. Jim Lucas, a Republican from Seymour, said his House Bill 1137 includes CBD oil." Read more: http://wane.com/2018/01/25/cannabis-bills-making-headway-in-the-statehouse/
(https://vitanetonline.com:443/forums/Index.cfm?CFApp=1&Message_ID=5509) Cannabidiol bill for epileptic seizures moves closer to becoming law
Date:
April 14, 2017 11:44 AM
Author Janet Williams writes about a bill in Indianapolis that would further the usage of medical marijuana for use among patients with epilepsy. The article lists the how the votes were cast and which side they favored. The author also makes a point to mention that the medical marijuana would be high CBD product rather than the typical form which contains majority THC, meaning that the medical product would not be for "getting high", but in fact would be medicine for epilepsy treatment with no psychoactive properties. Key Takeaways:
"Cannabidiol, or CBD is found in the seeds, stalk, and flowers of cannabis plants like hemp and marijuana. CBD has been found to minimize seizures in epileptic patients and has a negligible level of THC, the compound that creates the “high” feeling in marijuana." Read more: http://thestatehousefile.com/cannabidiol-bill-epileptic-seizures-moves-closer-becoming-law/30969/
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