Committee advances revised medical cannabis bills to Senate floor

After a contentious debate during Friday’s hearing, the committee decided to table Senate Bill 20 for later consideration after a majority was not received to kill the bill entirely. The six other bills introduced in the committee Friday passed to the Senate floor for further discussion. Senate Bill 17 which seeks to make revisions to provisions on cost reimbursement with medical marijuana passed with no opposition. Senate Bill 18 will make minor changes to the language included in Initiated Measure 26 that stated that there would be implementation by October 29, 2021. Senate Bill 19 as amended will allow health care facilities and accredited prevention and treatment facilities to create their own medical marijuana policies.