With many witnesses testifying that they supported medical marijuana but that the bill required major amendment, the Health, Hospitals and Human Services Committee held legislation to establish medical marijuana without a vote, late Monday night.
The measure proposed by Sen. Positive Nelson would legalize medical marijuana or cannabis and set up an oversight board to regulate it. [Bill 31-0348] In 2014, V.I. voters approved by a 57 percent to 43 percent margin a referendum asking the Legislature to consider legalizing medical marijuana.
Monday's hearing was the second for the bill, following a session Friday. Sen. Kurt Vialet, the committee chair, said the committee plans to draft multiple amendments and hear the bill again in the near future.
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