OKLAHOMA CITY — A Senate panel on Monday passed a bill that aims to regulate medical marijuana, if voters approve a state question on June 26.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee by a vote of 6-5 advanced Senate Bill 1120 by Sen. Ervin Yen, R-Oklahoma City.
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Supporters of medical marijuana successfully obtained the necessary signatures to put a statutory change before voters to legalize medical marijuana. Gov. Mary Fallin put State Question 788 on the ballot.
Some, including Yen, have said that the wording of SQ 788 is too broad and essentially legalizes the recreational use of marijuana.
Yen’s bill would not allow for the use of medical marijuana to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, anxiety or depression. Yen said he couldn’t find data that marijuana was effective in treating those ailments, but other approved conditions could be added later.
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