Virginia Senate Blocks Legalizing Cannabis Cancer Treatment Bill

Kyle Brown
February 23, 2016

State Sen. Louise Lucas has been stymied in an attempt to legalize derivatives of the marijuana plant for treating cancer.

Lucas’ legislation, which sailed through the Senate on a 38-2 vote this month, was rejected Monday by a House of Delegates subcommittee after almost no debate, halting its progress for the year.

Lucas, D-Portsmouth, said afterward that she’ll try again next year.

Lucas’ bill, SB343, would have established a legal defense against prosecution for possession of two non-intoxicating marijuana derivatives, cannabidiol oil and THC-A oil, with a doctor’s certification that it is to be used for treating cancer.

Lucas said she was asked to introduce the bill by a constituent who had to move to Arizona to avoid being prosecuted for medicinal use of the oils.

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