The latest version of the bill to allow a non-psychotropic marijuana
extract, cannabidiol oil, to be used to treat children with a rare and
severe form of epilepsy in Idaho has narrowly cleared the Senate State
Affairs Committee on a 5-4 vote this morning, and headed to the full
Senate for amendments. Sen. Curt McKenzie, R-Nampa, the committee
chairman and the bill’s sponsor, said amendments he’s contemplating
include narrowing the possible uses to just intractable seizure
disorders; requiring that anyone stopped with the oil prove that they
suffer from intractable epilepsy or are the parent or guardian of
someone who does; have a written recommendation from a doctor to use the
oil; and have verification from an independent lab that the oil is
cannabidiol oil and contains little or no THC, the intoxicating
ingredient in marijuana.
McKenzie said the bill,
SB 1146,
wouldn’t legalize the oil, but would provide an “affirmative defense”
for those found with it that it’s used to treat the child’s seizure
disorder. The bill wouldn’t allow the extract to be produced in Idaho;
parents would have to procure it from out of state. “There’s 14 states
that have legalized cannabidiol oil but rejected medical marijuana,”
McKenzie said. “There are limited supplies, but at least it gives them
an opportunity to try to get it.”
Continue reading: http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/boise/2015/mar/13/limited-bill-let-cannabis-extract-be-used-treat-sick-kids-clears-panel-5-4-vote/
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