LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Legislation aimed at Arkansas' new medical marijuana law is planned or already filed for the upcoming Legislative session, including one bill that would delay implementation of the law.
Voters in November approved a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana for patients with certain conditions, including cancer, glaucoma, Tourette's syndrome, Alzheimer's disease and hepatitis C.
State Rep. Doug House, R-North Little Rock, has filed a bill to delay implementation by 60 days to May 8 to provide more time for lawmakers and state agencies to develop regulations and give the public a chance to comment.
Lawmakers can change most of the amendment with a two-thirds vote, but David Couch, a Little Rock lawyer who supported the amendment, told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that little is known yet.
"Beware of anybody who over-promises at this point in time because nobody really knows much of anything," Couch said.
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Voters in November approved a constitutional amendment legalizing medical marijuana for patients with certain conditions, including cancer, glaucoma, Tourette's syndrome, Alzheimer's disease and hepatitis C.
State Rep. Doug House, R-North Little Rock, has filed a bill to delay implementation by 60 days to May 8 to provide more time for lawmakers and state agencies to develop regulations and give the public a chance to comment.
Lawmakers can change most of the amendment with a two-thirds vote, but David Couch, a Little Rock lawyer who supported the amendment, told the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that little is known yet.
"Beware of anybody who over-promises at this point in time because nobody really knows much of anything," Couch said.
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